Slackware Security Update: GDM security update

phoeniXflame · 08-25-2003, 12:00 PM

I thought this might be helpful for everyone who isnt subscribed to the mailing lists ...

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[slackware-security] GDM security update (SSA:2003-236-01)

Upgraded gdm packages are available for Slackware 9.0 and -current.
These fix a security issue where a local user may use GDM to read any
file on the system.

Here are the details from the Slackware 9.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
Sun Aug 24 14:36:29 PDT 2003
patches/packages/gdm-2.4.1.6-i386-1.tgz: Upgraded to gdm-2.4.1.6.
This fixes a bug where a local user may read any system file by making a
symlink to it from $HOME/.xsession-errors and using GDM's error browser
to read the file.
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

WHERE TO FIND THE NEW PACKAGES:
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Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackwar...1.6-i386-1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackwar...1.6-i486-1.tgz

MD5 SIGNATURES:
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Slackware 9.0 package:
a5939f91ac56b5dd97d4a2013f099aed gdm-2.4.1.6-i386-1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
26459fb6dec7279fe4d80aba0b3ac4ff gdm-2.4.1.6-i486-1.tgz

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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Upgrade using upgradepkg (as root):
upgradepkg gdm-2.4.1.6-i386-1.tgz

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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

zsejk · 08-25-2003, 12:50 PM

Thanks for the info phoeniX... I was indeed not on that mailing list (am now though

), so this came in handy.

-zsejk

Astro · 08-26-2003, 05:21 PM

As far as I can tell this package screwed up my GDM and wouldn't let me load gnome with GDM anymore... I was testing out some Dropline stuff and upgraded the package and something must be different, someone might want to let dropline know about that.