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Debian update for ppp
Secunia Advisory: SA20996
Release Date: 2006-07-10
Popularity: 4,562 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-2006-2194


Description:
Debian has issued an update for ppp. This fixes a vulnerability, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA20963

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../p/ppp/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 633 1b8f1f8da7cf7b56c2c6e13e2072167d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pp/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 83359 1fd6996f800c3d323b159ca5ab587712
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/ppp/ppp_2.4.3.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 697459 0537b03fb51cbb847290abdbb765cb93

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pp-dev_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 32072 77bab82e596987e60908f19c27bceeb6

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 393308 5f90be499af49912e7074c26979037db

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 346172 ae546c9f5f4f0bc2fdebab8858c93731

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pp/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 326134 aab781148123790027eb4bf114cc8df9

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 324274 759537119b8680ed4e27ae09a52a65aa

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 437432 8a0acb4779046622af9c27a6307fa305

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 357572 5c415d1e9a6e31fdb01b2eb7f8f1065f

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 305432 4e7f194f247899a3d20280eca53e41ba

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 348852 aca3c70a1be8c013a48e6d939ebe036a

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 351084 7cd743087a4155ff0d9e8085cbee7dbf

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...pp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 351188 60f69689787965812f891df34371600a

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat...p/ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 343302 65648a90f1ab9abb71121ceeb9bb98a5

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updat.../ppp_2.4.3-20050321+2sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 329684 1df0e5a6621da5344bdb91a1fd4eef3e

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 2.4.4rel-1.

Original Advisory:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1106

Other References:
SA20963:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20963/


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