Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for tar
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26590
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26590/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/product/13653/
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4669/
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
http://secunia.com/product/4668/
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4
http://secunia.com/product/4670/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
SA26573
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0860.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26573:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26573/
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