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Debian update for fcheck
Secunia Advisory:	SA19675	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2006-04-17
Popularity:	5,217 views

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

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CVE reference:	CVE-2006-1753

Description: Debian has issued an update for fcheck. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges. The vulnerability is caused due to a cronjob creating a temporary file insecurely, which can be exploited via symlink attacks to create or overwrite arbitrary files with escalated privileges. Solution: Apply patches. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge) -- Source: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1.dsc http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1.diff.gz http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59.orig.tar.gz Architecture-independent component: http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1_all.deb -- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid -- Fixed in version 2.7.59-8. Provided and/or discovered by: Steve Kemp Original Advisory: http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1035

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