Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data, potentially gain escalated privileges, and cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and by malicious users to disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, and compromise a vulnerable system and by malicious people to bypass the scanning functionality, gain access to potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SUSE update for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39656
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39656/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose potentially sensitive information, manipulate certain data,
potentially gain escalated privileges, and cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) and by malicious users to disclose sensitive information,
bypass certain security restrictions, and compromise a vulnerable
system and by malicious people to bypass the scanning functionality,
gain access to potentially sensitive information, cause a DoS (Denial
of Service), and compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA36958
SA38154
SA38319
SA38426
SA38776
SA38856
SA39329
SA39420
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
SUSE-SR:2010:010:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-04/msg00006.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA36958:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36958/
SA38154:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38154/
SA38319:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38319/
SA38426:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38426/
SA38776:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38776/
SA38856:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38856/
SA39329:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39329/
SA39420:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39420/
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