Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:01:42 -0500
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Subject: rPSA-2007-0268-1 kdebase
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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
