Secunia Security Advisory - SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27229
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27229/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Spoofing, Privilege escalation, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux 10
http://secunia.com/product/6221/
SUSE Linux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/10796/
openSUSE 10.2
http://secunia.com/product/13375/
SuSE eMail Server 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/1168/
SuSE Linux 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/140/
SuSE Linux 9.0
http://secunia.com/product/2467/
SuSE Linux 8.x
http://secunia.com/product/141/
SuSE Linux 9.1
http://secunia.com/product/3473/
SUSE Linux 9.2
http://secunia.com/product/4258/
SUSE Linux 9.3
http://secunia.com/product/4933/
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
http://secunia.com/product/1169/
SuSE Linux Database Server
http://secunia.com/product/1178/
SuSE Linux Desktop 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/2002/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/product/12192/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
http://secunia.com/product/1170/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/1171/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SuSE Linux Firewall on CD/Admin host
http://secunia.com/product/1179/
SuSE Linux Office Server
http://secunia.com/product/1172/
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2001/
SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/2526/
DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges,
and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to
compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA22130
SA26550
SA26732
SA26942
SA26986
NOTE: Additionally some vulnerabilities in the Groupwise client
system (novell-groupwise-gwclient) and a temporary files handling
security issue in hugin were also fixed.
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP
server.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_20_sr.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/
SA26550:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26550/
SA26732:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26732/
SA26942:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26942/
SA26986:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26986/
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