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Mandriva Update for gdm MDVA-2008:171 (gdm)

🗓️ 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Mandriva Update for gdm MDVA-2008:171 resolves incorrect memory deallocation leading to crash during GNOME display manager exit

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###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# Mandriva Update for gdm MDVA-2008:171 (gdm)
#
# Authors:
# System Generated Check
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_affected = "gdm on Mandriva Linux 2008.1,
  Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64";
tag_insight = "An incorrect memory deallocation was causing a crash when the GNOME
  display manager was exiting.  This package update fixes this issue
  and includes additional bug fixes and translation updates.";
tag_solution = "Please Install the Updated Packages.";



if(description)
{
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://lists.mandriva.com/security-announce/2008-11/msg00012.php");
  script_id(830480);
  script_version("$Revision: 6568 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-06 15:04:21 +0200 (Thu, 06 Jul 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-04-09 14:09:08 +0200 (Thu, 09 Apr 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_xref(name: "MDVA", value: "2008:171");
  script_name( "Mandriva Update for gdm MDVA-2008:171 (gdm)");

  script_summary("Check for the Version of gdm");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("Mandrake Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/mandriva_mandrake_linux", "ssh/login/release");
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


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

release = get_kb_item("ssh/login/release");


res = "";
if(release == NULL){
  exit(0);
}

if(release == "MNDK_2008.1")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gdm", rpm:"gdm~2.20.6~2.1mdv2008.1", rls:"MNDK_2008.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"gdm-Xnest", rpm:"gdm-Xnest~2.20.6~2.1mdv2008.1", rls:"MNDK_2008.1")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
  exit(0);
}

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