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TITLE:
Fedora update for util-linux

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27188

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27188/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 7
http://secunia.com/product/15552/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for util-linux. This fixes a
vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local
users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA27145

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

2aedbaafdf347aa298558a56e9d9020f88e3acc4
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.ppc64.rpm
67f580fe186fb81b20a88eb512c13a994b45578b
util-linux-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.ppc64.rpm
15837b21fccb7a8160aa262f8c89e7c96edad4c1
util-linux-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.i386.rpm
f638d85d5ca00df21ac9de9a0da03fd56a9ab8c7
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.i386.rpm
e6a30062c8d8047473dad04ad489c3262828eb18
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.x86_64.rpm
e463d60a90473d8d76dbd23e0557c91b12dbb77c
util-linux-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.x86_64.rpm
86cdcf5c587ff53d897101ee157ddd626fd424fe
util-linux-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.ppc.rpm
46b432df12c7f46cb49564dc06818c5fcc1c8aa0
util-linux-debuginfo-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.ppc.rpm
7f6962c44ca92c98c0a9b5b10355df7d50669b44
util-linux-2.13-0.54.1.fc7.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27145:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27145/

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