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TITLE:
Mandriva update for tar

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26655

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26655/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Mandriva Linux 2007
http://secunia.com/product/12165/

DESCRIPTION:
Mandriva has issued an update for tar. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.

For more information:
SA26573

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Mandriva Linux 2007 --

8f82a3a1e903928948584afac733c0be 
2007.0/i586/tar-1.15.91-1.2mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
65e7c9a6300a397c71cbfe1c1854e491 
2007.0/SRPMS/tar-1.15.91-1.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

-- Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64 --

e4d6a38673a213ee0011624ecd6b5667 
2007.0/x86_64/tar-1.15.91-1.2mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
65e7c9a6300a397c71cbfe1c1854e491 
2007.0/SRPMS/tar-1.15.91-1.2mdv2007.0.src.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:173

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26573:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26573/

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