Gentoo update for rsnapshot
Secunia Advisory: SA14956
Release Date: 2005-04-14
Popularity: 5,626 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for rsnapshot. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA14878

Solution:
Update "net-misc/rsnapshot" to 1.2.1 or 1.1.7, or later.

Original Advisory:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml

Other References:
SA14878:
http://secunia.com/advisories/14878/


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