CVE-2011-1709

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions GNOME Display Manager (gdm) versions prior to 2.32.2

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via vectors involving the x-scheme-handler/http MIME type, by enabling the execution of a web browser with the uid of the gdm account when glib 2.28 is used.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.32.2, update to version 2.32.2 or later to resolve the issue.