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TITLE:
SUSE update for foomatic-filters

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20312

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20312/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux 9.3
http://secunia.com/product/4933/
SUSE Linux 10
http://secunia.com/product/6221/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for foomatic-filters. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA12557

SOLUTION:
Apply updated package.

-- x86 Platform --

SUSE LINUX 10.0:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/10.0/rpm/i586/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-4.2.i586.rpm
51aa413c3b1b2849d481548dac9fa7ee

SUSE LINUX 9.3:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.3/rpm/i586/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-3.2.i586.rpm
4998b7323800fd653046fa8fec46dd34

-- Power PC Platform --

SUSE LINUX 10.0:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/10.0/rpm/ppc/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-4.2.ppc.rpm
de7e91b9376956f21c315bbbd10e979c

-- x86-64 Platform --

SUSE LINUX 10.0:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/10.0/rpm/x86_64/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-4.2.x86_64.
rpm
e8351e415eb1700582810c553710aab9

SUSE LINUX 9.3:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.3/rpm/x86_64/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-3.2.x86_64.r
pm
63214340cf7b1496ce288791335683d5

-- Sources --

SUSE LINUX 10.0:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/10.0/rpm/src/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-4.2.src.rpm
4ba4114b528f3cd09a55485bc6d05402

SUSE LINUX 9.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/9.3/rpm/src/foomatic-filters-3.0.2-3.2.src.rpm
eb1518b6c768b5297e27ad282810be82

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-May/0007.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA12557:
http://secunia.com/advisories/12557/

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