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Mandrake update for mtools
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA10979
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Release Date:
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2004-02-26
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Popularity:
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5,418 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Mandrake Linux 9.x
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Description:
MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for mtools. These fix a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges.
The problem is that "mformat" is installed setuid root. This can be exploited to create arbitrary files owned by root with "666" permissions. Also local configuration files are read with root privileges.
Solution:
Updated packages:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
Mandrake Linux 9.2:
92f97fa2f63b3bcb1f657c919152381e 9.2/RPMS/mtools-3.9.9-2.1.92mdk.i586.rpm
4346ec1081a440772fa3f40f9d07632d 9.2/SRPMS/mtools-3.9.9-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.2/AMD64:
11cde05b045fcf389c276199589c051d amd64/9.2/RPMS/mtools-3.9.9-2.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm
4346ec1081a440772fa3f40f9d07632d amd64/9.2/SRPMS/mtools-3.9.9-2.1.92mdk.src.rpm
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sebastian Krahmer
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