Secunia Security Advisory - rPath has issued an update for openssl. This fixes some vulnerabilities and a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose sensitive information and by malicious people to potentially bypass certain security restrictions or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
rPath update for openssl
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26893
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26893/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information, DoS
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/
DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for openssl. This fixes some
vulnerabilities and a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious,
local users to disclose sensitive information and by malicious people
to potentially bypass certain security restrictions or to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA17151
SA21709
SA22130
SA26411
SOLUTION:
Update to:
"openssl=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1-compat/0.9.7a-0.1-1"
"openssl-scripts=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1-compat/0.9.7a-0.1-1"
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-September/000252.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17151:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17151/
SA21709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21709/
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/
SA26411:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26411/
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