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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for backuppc

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36973

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36973/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for backuppc. This fixes a security
issue, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain
security restrictions.

For more information:
SA36393

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.0.0-4ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 21923 9900a0a3545140aa8dfa99c82325c2a6
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.0.0-4ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 725 b95b75a4b08f5d51b0cc498e3b11abd5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.0.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 432200 dc37728c1dc9225354523f279045f3f3

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.0.0-4ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 491322 b09233c28365bca07e7589cde9e70f29

-- Ubuntu 8.10 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-3ubuntu2.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 24091 e9caaf9693e4222226e523d383844cfd
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-3ubuntu2.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 1123 655eb9b56a61072ee29f5c12096c1cbb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 474981 84b4471852ef910768eae9963ef932d2

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-3ubuntu2.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 537934 8ba6638c0e0c971db6c0b5a8635cd54e

-- Ubuntu 9.04 --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-4ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 27074 395e09fdee61feb651812c68d447e1c7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-4ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 1123 b71592b894e37a3e08a42f13b0884f2c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 474981 84b4471852ef910768eae9963ef932d2

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/b/backuppc/backuppc_3.1.0-4ubuntu1.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 540222 b52db5cf3ec5b95fa34eeff76046e318

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-843-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-843-1

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA36393:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36393/

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