Okay this is getting a little ridiculous

News Type: Other — Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:48 PM EDT

technology, free, software, linux, network, data, x, screen, password, mesa, bypass, saver, gl, ubutnu

Today I got some updates to Ubuntu Feisty Fawn, not a big deal, updates happen all the time. This one has me a little worried though. It's an "Important Security Update" to xscreensaver. Yeah that's right security flaws in your screensaver. Now don't get me wrong, I'm glad this is getting fixed, but a security flw in a screensaver, what is this Windows ME, agh!

Here is the info:

xscreensaver-data
data files to be shared among screensaver frontends
From version 4.24-5ubuntu2 to 4.24-5ubuntu2.1 (Size 388KB)

Version 4.24-5ubuntu2.1:

* SECURITY UPDATE: password bypass when using network authentication. * driver/lock.c: upstream fixes applied inline. * References CVE-2007-1859

xscreensaver-gl
GL(Mesa) screen hacks for xscreensaver
From version 4.24-5ubuntu2 to 4.24-5ubuntu2.1 (Size: 1.0 MB)

Version 4.24-5ubuntu2.1:

* SECURITY UPDATE: password bypass when using network authentication. * driver/lock.c: upstream fixes applied inline. * References CVE-2007-1859

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Andy Min

THAT is scary. I wonder what the flaw was (and what it could have done)?

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Okay this is getting a little ridiculous

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