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TITLE:
rPath update for samba and samba-swat

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25241

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25241/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/

DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for samba and samba-swat. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious users to perform
certain actions with escalated privileges and to compromise a
vulnerable system, and by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable
system.

For more information:
SA25232

SOLUTION:
Update to the latest versions.

"samba=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/3.0.25-0.1-1"
"samba-swat=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/3.0.25-0.1-1"

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-May/000187.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25232:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25232/

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