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TITLE:
Fedora update for audacity

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30191

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30191/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 7
http://secunia.com/product/15552/
Fedora 8
http://secunia.com/product/16769/

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for audacity. This fixes a security
issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a
DoS (Denial of Service) or to delete arbitrary files and
directories.

For more information:
SA27841

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update audacity").

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00087.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00075.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27841:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27841/

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