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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.69851
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora Core 15 FEDORA-2011-7822 (gdm)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to gdm
announced via advisory FEDORA-2011-7822.

Update Information:

This update fixes a flaw that can lead to web browser at the login screen if policykit policies are changed to be more restrictive than defaults.

References:

[ 1 ] Bug #709508 - CVE-2011-1709 gdm: URI scheme handling change in glib2 allows running default browser in GDM session [fedora-15]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709508

Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.

This update can be installed with the yum update program. Use
su -c 'yum update gdm' at the command line.
For more information, refer to Managing Software with yum,
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2011-7822

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.2

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1709
BugTraq ID: 48084
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48084
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061264.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/44797
http://secunia.com/advisories/44808
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2011:0581 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8643655
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1142-1
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