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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for gnome-screensaver

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37564

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37564/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for gnome-screensaver. This fixes a
security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people with
physical access to bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to an error in the idle timeout
screen-locking mechanism.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 9.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 13327 f2c77fbb875fa28d1c44d39936232927
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 1756 cdcdd23a16e1d25d6940e5340f6eb760
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 5069053 cdf328a0443a3cc30b4b2b36d9a99236

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 4185376 942a077f04675c8d27c5d55e826b039b

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 4168922 a3ca1ae6e3274795a0d2aff0a4b94a6f

lpia architecture (Low Power Intel Architecture):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1_lpia.deb
Size/MD5: 4169780 e9e90dfe93ebd18c13808e5f0bf83f4c

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 4179392 d0ae3da6337a4fb8b71dd0ef36f4692d

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

http://ports.ubuntu.com/pool/main/g/gnome-screensaver/gnome-screensaver_2.28.0-0ubuntu3.1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5: 4177782 ee55f5f5f3ac0e4867cd9e8c1bc450f6

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-866-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-866-1

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