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TITLE:
Debian update for links2

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23467

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23467/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Exposure of system information, Exposure of
sensitive information

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for links2. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to expose
sensitive information and manipulate data.

For more information:
SA22905

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 28658 a83c79990bbfb6f9ec26d737f767ee90
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 4217483 7baf4fc20cc244d80ead21cebff07d89
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 841 ed4853334b7eebef055271df06cdcd7a

alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2110324 b3633fddb199c45339d3837bb0a519a0

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2040922 5fb402e6a833709741d20238346c7597

arm architecture (ARM)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1996004 c7c79ddcb82d5758668ed71d74b9685f

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1997426 4c1ef611e31c57583f7471653962a84a

m68k architecture (Motorola Mc680x0)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1904084 e5c777a07eaa88f4367b51d88c556a14

mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/links2/links2_2.1pre16-1sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2034596 22854de6eaf3aa1e392291760e85e5e8

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 2.1pre26-1.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1240

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22905:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22905/

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