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TITLE:
Debian update for systemtap

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34479

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34479/

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

For more information:
SA34475

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 alias lenny --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 880805 8f14c7b79561392e7ec91187ed09f3be
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 12603 b08a9943746e474ed2aa6ed4bc9fc438
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 1420 bfbaeb5d86bfd6876a04e562dc8c69ec

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1250966 d8368769f30ecaa915839a1fc937899d

arm architecture (ARM)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1309852 7e006ca8bfa2bd36484bd25dda6dcb4c

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1249882 ed02a4eb92c671f18702b69df5ade6d5

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1441448 7da28afa66b41d81322cf5614cb9af93

powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1269934 3016e60eb5dbab1b617bf088d807489c

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/systemtap/systemtap_0.0.20080705-1+lenny1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1227546 9edb1baaa6a126a405674be0a9dcf12c

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 0.0.20090314-2.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-1755-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00065.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA34475:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34475/

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