Description
The Red Hat build script for the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) before 2.16.0-56 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 omits TCP Wrapper support, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via XDMCP connections, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-5079.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | gdm +1 | 1:2.16.0-56.el5 | RHSA-2009:1364 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2009:1364 Red Hat Security Advisory: gdm security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9586 vdb-entry signature
- 36553 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=239818
- 36219 vdb-entry
- RHSA-2009:1364 vendor-advisory