Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes a security issue and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to manipulate certain data, disclose potentially sensitive information, or bypass certain security restrictions, and by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34804
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34804/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes a
security issue and some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to manipulate certain data, disclose
potentially sensitive information, or bypass certain security
restrictions, and by malicious people to disclose potentially
sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a
DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA32619
SA33047
SA33901
SA33936
SA34067
SA34206
SA34292
SA34335
SA34393
SA34483
SA34517
SA34566
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP
server.
Note: Updated gnutls packages for SLES10 and updated packages for
ghostscript will be available soon.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SR:2009:009:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00010.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA32619:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32619/
SA33047:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33047/
SA33901:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33901/
SA33936:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33936/
SA34067:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34067/
SA34206:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34206/
SA34292:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34292/
SA34335:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34335/
SA34393:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34393/
SA34483:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34483/
SA34517:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34517/
SA34566:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34566/
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