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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71713
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1382-1 (liblightdm-gobject-1-0)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to liblightdm-gobject-1-0
announced via advisory USN-1382-1.

Details:

Austin Clements discovered that Light Display Manager incorrectly leaked
file descriptors to child processes. A local attacker can use this to
bypass intended permissions and write to the log file, cause a denial of
service, or possibly have another unknown impact.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
liblightdm-gobject-1-0 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.4
liblightdm-qt-1-0 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.4
lightdm 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.4
lightdm-gtk-greeter 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.4
lightdm-qt-greeter 1.0.6-0ubuntu1.4

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