[ MDVSA-2008:132 ] - Updated gnome-screensaver packages fix authentication vulnerability

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2008:132
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : gnome-screensaver
 Date    : July 4, 2008
 Affected: 2008.0
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 Problem Description:
 
 A vulnerability was found in gnome-screensaver prior to 2.22.1
 when a remote authentication server was enabled.  During a network
 outage, gnome-screensaver would crash upon an unlock attempt,
 allowing physically local users to gain access to locked sessions
 (CVE-2008-0887).
 
 The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0887
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 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
 3d403fc224bbb02d74eaddba0048225b  
2008.0/i586/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 
 653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17  
2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
 d29ba53d61c163fcd0d16bc012af5180  
2008.0/x86_64/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 
 653c5654fcc4451f66eb165cad10bd17  
2008.0/SRPMS/gnome-screensaver-2.20.0-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm
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