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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2014.0504
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2014-0504)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxcb, sddm' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0504 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libxcb, sddm' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2014-0504 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sddm may in some cases allow unauthenticated logins as the sddm user
(CVE-2014-7271).

Sddm is vulnerable to a race condition in XAUTHORITY file generation
(CVE-2014-7272).

Sddm has been updated to version 0.10.0, fixing these issues and several
other bugs, and adding new functionality.

libxcb packages have been updated to work with sddm.

Affected Software/OS:
'libxcb, sddm' package(s) on Mageia 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7271
BugTraq ID: 70767
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70767
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141494.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/141550.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/06/4
XForce ISS Database: sddm-cve20147271-sec-bypass(98421)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98421
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7272
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