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TITLE:
Gentoo update for python

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29085

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29085/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for python. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA27582

SOLUTION:
Update to "dev-lang/python-2.3.6-r4" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200802-10.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27582:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582/

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