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Mandriva Update for gdm MDVSA-2011:070 (gdm)

🗓️ 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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Mandriva Update for gdm MDVSA-2011:070 (gdm) addressing a symlink attack vulnerabilit

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2011-04/msg00014.php");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831370");
  script_version("2026-04-24T15:56:23+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 15:56:23 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-04-11 15:05:25 +0200 (Mon, 11 Apr 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2011:070");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0727");
  script_name("Mandriva Update for gdm MDVSA-2011:070 (gdm)");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'gdm'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release", re:"ssh/login/release=MNDK_2010\.1");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"gdm on Mandriva Linux 2010.1,
  Mandriva Linux 2010.1/X86_64");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability has been found and corrected in gdm:

  GNOME Display Manager (gdm) 2.x before 2.32.1 allows local users to
  change the ownership of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a
  (1) dmrc or (2) face icon file under /var/cache/gdm/ (CVE-2011-0727).

  The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please Install the Updated Packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release) exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "MNDK_2010.1")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gdm", rpm:"gdm~2.30.2~12.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gdm-user-switch-applet", rpm:"gdm-user-switch-applet~2.30.2~12.1mdv2010.2", rls:"MNDK_2010.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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