Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities and security issues, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by malicious users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges and to compromise a vulnerable system, and by malicious people to cause a DoS, to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information, and to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26083
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26083/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/2526/
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2001/
SuSE Linux Office Server
http://secunia.com/product/1172/
SuSE Linux Firewall on CD/Admin host
http://secunia.com/product/1179/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/1171/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
http://secunia.com/product/1170/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/product/12192/
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/2002/
SuSE Linux Database Server
http://secunia.com/product/1178/
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
http://secunia.com/product/1169/
SUSE Linux 9.3
http://secunia.com/product/4933/
SUSE Linux 9.2
http://secunia.com/product/4258/
SuSE Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/3473/
SuSE Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/2467/
SuSE Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/141/
SuSE Linux 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/140/
SUSE Linux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/10796/
SUSE Linux 10
http://secunia.com/product/6221/
SuSE eMail Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1168/
openSUSE 10.2
http://secunia.com/product/13375/
SOFTWARE:
Novell Open Enterprise Server
http://secunia.com/product/4664/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some
vulnerabilities and security issues, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by
malicious users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges
and to compromise a vulnerable system, and by malicious people to
cause a DoS, to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information,
and to compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA24302
SA24517
SA24670
SA25232
SA25235
SA25339
SA25642
SA25766
SA25811
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP
server.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00009.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA24302:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24302/
SA24517:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24517/
SA24670:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24670/
SA25232:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25232/
SA25235:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25235/
SA25339:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25339/
SA25642:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25642/
SA25766:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25766/
SA25811:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25811/
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