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TITLE:
Debian update for inotify-tools

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28221

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28221/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for inotify-tools. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can potentially be exploited by malicious users
to compromise an application using the library.

For more information:
SA26825

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian 4.0 (stable) --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum:624 883ee55627b7becb5a9ca1a2e569281b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 369780 204ef6e0b855ec4315f4f13e2d3d1e1a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 5311 7bde9f27b0bb470a44d64b40b1e217e1

alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:51356 81b86adf6ba52bac0c463948cbbe2b49

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:44668 b64ada55dc7a779df25b8aaf69347ef0

arm architecture (ARM)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:41972 6a7d420d5d00261ad40cc12ada606144

hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:48782 0f85ebaecd2c1449afc7c31bbf1b1ac5

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:78260 e462da2503c92d98510647fb0c1f44eb

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:58450 f3e9432dd2725689a945e85f4c9a6fc3

mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:44252 d7166ae065ed439dfee037a20ce2f7eb

mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:43936 903bb81400b5769e787a871634335188

powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:49284 145b4a75de5c8abaf38390f1f69789e0

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:45262 9346fa472ba657b973fd7c837b94024c

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/inotify-tools/inotify-tools_3.3-2_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:43658 eb008682403c08de1baa65d79f46eaa5

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 3.11-1.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1440

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26825:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26825/

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