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Gentoo update for heimdal
Secunia Advisory: SA19302
Release Date: 2006-03-20
Popularity: 5,514 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0582


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for heimdal. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA18733

Solution:
Update to version "0.7.2" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200603-14.xml

Other References:
SA18733:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18733/


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