Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27271
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27271/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Spoofing, Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux 10
http://secunia.com/product/6221/
SUSE Linux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/10796/
openSUSE 10.2
http://secunia.com/product/13375/
openSUSE 10.3
http://secunia.com/product/16124/
SuSE eMail Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1168/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/product/12192/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
http://secunia.com/product/1170/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/1171/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2001/
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/2526/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges,
and by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, cause a DoS
(Denial of Service), and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA20100
SA25878
SA26229
SA26351
SA26894
SA27129
SOLUTION:
Fixed packages are available on the SUSE FTP server and via the YaST
Online Update.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00006.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20100:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20100/
SA25878:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25878/
SA26229:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26229/
SA26351:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26351/
SA26894:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26894/
SA27129:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27129/
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