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Debian update for gtkdiskfree Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA17005  
Release Date: 2005-09-29

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

OS:Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid


CVE reference:CVE-2005-2918 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Debian has issued an update for gtkdiskfree. 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:
SA16951

Solution:
Apply fixed packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...iskfree/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 621 0bd28c26695d9fccf914ab1e377909b2
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ree/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 16542 ae45c717d4ae1b818444129e16c233cb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...iskfree/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 255601 66218fc425da0a2c42adfcb9914dd641

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...e/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 98940 1b26a54bae0be826495264be3b7b82e6

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...e/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 94194 bfb1876fa331f1ae9cb0298c28ffe4c5

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ree/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 89044 1e857eadbbe706b8e225b2cb01d45490

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 90816 d4acc02866f01c1a8b730f415bdb0336

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 104408 459cf724e9f5577d4fda6a789c9a90bb

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 94946 7e14aaa69a7e846d77c96b84f9c5c025

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 88688 a9a9de28ad819007aa994944c20e523c

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 90530 7e553dc962f250a16cfe10512c9b458c

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 88680 2069bcc94c615cc7b7862469ad7f25eb

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 93076 8b4dc0bedd12247019212ece8466154d

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ee/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 94662 ec49c801f4c1637e43324ff161ac58ea

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...e/gtkdiskfree_1.9.3-4sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 90310 d1bc24a8debc839678181bc842a5b047

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

The vulnerability will reportedly be fixed soon.

Original Advisory:
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-822

Other References:
SA16951:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16951/



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