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2008-12-09, 01:22
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================================================== =========Ubuntu Security Notice USN-688-1 December 09, 2008compiz-fusion-plugins-main vulnerabilityhttps://launchpad.net/bugs/247088============================================ ===============A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 7.10Ubuntu 8.04 LTSUbuntu 8.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 7.10: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.5.2+git20070928-0ubuntu2.2Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.4-0ubuntu6.2Ubuntu 8.10: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.8-0ubuntu2.2After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effectthe necessary changes.Details follow:It was discovered that the Expo plugin for Compiz did not correctlyrestrict the screensaver window from being moved with the mouse. A localattacker could use the mouse to move the screensaver off the screen andgain access to the locked desktop session underneath. Default installsof Ubuntu were not vulnerable as Expo does not come pre-configured withmouse bindings.
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================================================== =========Ubuntu Security Notice USN-688-1 December 09, 2008compiz-fusion-plugins-main vulnerabilityhttps://launchpad.net/bugs/247088============================================ ===============A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 7.10Ubuntu 8.04 LTSUbuntu 8.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 7.10: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.5.2+git20070928-0ubuntu2.2Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.4-0ubuntu6.2Ubuntu 8.10: compiz-fusion-plugins-main 0.7.8-0ubuntu2.2After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effectthe necessary changes.Details follow:It was discovered that the Expo plugin for Compiz did not correctlyrestrict the screensaver window from being moved with the mouse. A localattacker could use the mouse to move the screensaver off the screen andgain access to the locked desktop session underneath. Default installsof Ubuntu were not vulnerable as Expo does not come pre-configured withmouse bindings.
Läs mer... (http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-688-1)
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