openSUSE Security Update: gdm security update ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2011:0275-1 Rating: important References: #679786 Cross-References: CVE-2011-0727 Affected Products: openSUSE 11.4 openSUSE 11.3 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: Local users could trick gdm into changing ownership of arbitrary files by placing symlinks in the user session cache (CVE-2011-0727). Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE 11.4: zypper in -t patch gdm-4250 - openSUSE 11.3: zypper in -t patch gdm-4250 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64): gdm-2.32.0-9.14.1 gdm-branding-upstream-2.32.0-9.14.1 gnome-applets-gdm-2.32.0-9.14.1 - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch): gdm-lang-2.32.0-9.14.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64): gdm-2.30.2-6.3.1 gdm-branding-upstream-2.30.2-6.3.1 gnome-applets-gdm-2.30.2-6.3.1 - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch): gdm-lang-2.30.2-6.3.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0727.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/679786