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TITLE:
SUSE aaa_base Tab Expansion Filename Handling Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43825

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-22

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DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has acknowledged a vulnerability in aaa_base, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling of
filenames containing meta characters when performing tab expansions,
which can be exploited to e.g. trick another user into executing
arbitrary commands via specially named files.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the zypper package manager.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
openSUSE-SU-2011:0207-1:
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7712778

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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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