bugtraq - rPSA-2007-0268-1 kdebase

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Message-ID: <4766f1c6.QGUhSptUnrRa8J5v%announce-noreply@rpath.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:01:42 -0500
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Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk, vulnwatch@...nwatch.org,
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Subject: rPSA-2007-0268-1 kdebase

rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0268-1
Published: 2007-12-17
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    kdebase=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/3.4.2-3.15-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1992

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5963

Description:
    Previous versions of the kdebase package are vulnerable to Denials of
    Service in which a local user can render KDM unusable for logins by any
    user or cause KDM to exceed system resource limits.
    
    In its default configuration, rPath Linux 1 is not vulnerable to the
    Denial of Service against KDM logins.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0268

Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html