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TITLE:
Mandriva update for gdm

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26520

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26520/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2007
http://secunia.com/product/12165/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for gdm. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA26313

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Mandriva Linux 2007

7359520cadf5912aae2ec02a5ba7f90a 
2007.0/i586/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
dabdab3233154e7a135eec43530f1c48 
2007.0/i586/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
4230b66decf554a77e6bed8e2c195de4 
2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

955f12975076a9b6494ec2e2c5857a00 
2007.0/x86_64/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
b086cc239aff70523ce10f95ce03d36b 
2007.0/x86_64/gdm-Xnest-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
4230b66decf554a77e6bed8e2c195de4 
2007.0/SRPMS/gdm-2.16.0-2.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:169

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26313:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26313/

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