Fedora Core 6 : gdm-2.16.4-1.fc6 (2006-1468)

This update brings gdm to the latest stable upstream version, which among other bug fixes and improvements contains a fix for a recently reported security issue that has ID CVE-2006-6105. This fixes a problem where a user can enter strings like '%08x' into the gdmchooser 'Add'j host button and...

CVE-2006-6105

The CVE-2006-6105 issue affects the GNOME Display Manager (gdm), specifically the host chooser window (gdmchooser). The vulnerability arises from format string handling in a hostname used in an error dialog, allowing a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via crafted input. Reports across mul...

CVE-2024-6105

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