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TITLE:
Fedora update for system-config-network

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30399

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30399/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for system-config-network. This fixes a
security issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "consolehelper"
configuration files. This can be exploited to run the
"system-config-network" program with root privileges and change the
network configuration.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update
system-config-network").

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-May/msg00974.html

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=448557

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