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TITLE:
Debian update for policyd-weight

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29553

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29553/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for policyd-weight. This fixes a security
issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform
certain actions with escalated privileges.

The security issue is caused due to the insecure creation of local
sockets. This can be exploited to overwrite or delete arbitrary files
on the local system.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/policyd-weight/policyd-weight_0.1.14-beta-6etch1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 4967 e8f97333e6434de752bd3e83293a9f86
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/policyd-weight/policyd-weight_0.1.14-beta.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:45179 fb4829a57c8b805fe981ee949a145042
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/policyd-weight/policyd-weight_0.1.14-beta-6etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum:900 3e9bbeb7fc9ee1d7deff549558daecf4

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/policyd-weight/policyd-weight_0.1.14-beta-6etch1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:43534 db04606129cfd2f00175ec8a1f0cf469

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Reportedly, the problem will be fixed soon.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Debian credits Chris Howells.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1531

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