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TITLE:
Debian update for gfax

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25967

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25967/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for gfax. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

For more information:
SA25937

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 396636 815523780287a97133e85585f0319a20
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 14946 7393373a40448daf52e4b64ff1d4f6a7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 632 ed841ab6349ff80527cb49fb1fc6595f

alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 125376 57c5e15d94699b99fabbf4f692df667e

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 123102 9926dfcd4d62b4407f58f34e31a069c3

arm architecture (ARM)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 118812 57168963066d0f0473ea9e34f8d208ef

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 122306 1e13b2d599ca2e0a2a63bda455ab13ab

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 133284 c87980b9a8895817fce94c40b20f52f7

m68k architecture (Motorola Mc680x0)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 117290 8f7352fcec87f588168777690c081f99

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 122588 e23038de978cf94e5d1a710a406797f6

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/g/gfax/gfax_0.4.2-11sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 118830 2ed8af350418bdfaebea02e318c1e0f3

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1329

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25937:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25937/

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