TITLE:
Debian update for xmail

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17637

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17637/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for xmail. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

For more information:
SA17194

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 657 a4e8cbdcec1936899e9adddc6b1bc906
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 28636 bdd037ca57a8a87c7ab8bb3a88129c51
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 413237 c6417c5b66cd0b0bff7375767d07235b

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail-doc_1.21-3sarge1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 167674 f0fa9b9b5cacf6b74dfcd69263c9828f

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 278502 b101478b4cf0e95815f555ee6bdd454a

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 221568 4bd15b227397150b4bc19f3796f3bc2d

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 192590 ba0ef6c44b48499884a8223a7a461fea

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 217318 bdc30f339ec5a24d350bc48b7dff8230

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 302600 2d4d3612ddaac4dabcc82952273edfc7

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 221460 9d190d6f7c447408da4e6455bc5a024b

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 171800 83523cace162c5512e871b522f8f7856

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 253434 72c21574bd267b086525d6dc0aa0d1b5

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 252274 438867cf4bf498f4b7718f660dea4daa

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 237562 50e3a3caa64ac6b7bd48c041a7631d4d

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 207120 4a8224bbd34e2fdf08ba38f416ae367c

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xmail/xmail_1.21-3sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 200282 eeae78fc7f3b86637dde718f2191247a

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.22-1.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-902

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA17194:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17194/

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