Mandriva update for texinfo
Secunia Advisory: SA22777
Release Date: 2006-11-09
Popularity: 4,542 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Mandriva Linux 2006
Mandriva Linux 2007.0

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4810


Description:
Mandriva has issued an update for texinfo. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA16816

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

Mandriva Linux 2006

cc1879d0392af708f7c37bca15dd9879 2006.0/i586/info-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
4c80a4e06e04e28ae6bc9d34d0ce6b9c 2006.0/i586/info-install-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
84e851c4c094d8259debe9a92da97efd 2006.0/i586/texinfo-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.i586.rpm
f63eeab2e5fd19d6df4d794cc9a0556d 2006.0/SRPMS/texinfo-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006/X86_64

b37fd6f8393fe1a997da4dfcf24e0c6c 2006.0/x86_64/info-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
d3e5f5d3df7464226e370d18d2040d78 2006.0/x86_64/info-install-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
94ad72f47a76488f8fe3000187217e9d 2006.0/x86_64/texinfo-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
f63eeab2e5fd19d6df4d794cc9a0556d 2006.0/SRPMS/texinfo-4.8-1.2.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007

841f25fd2ae052fa135f347d1a321a61 2007.0/i586/info-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
d0ba0f48503167816581c5f4166949ad 2007.0/i586/info-install-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
c731ee9865530fdbafc445b56b67e5ad 2007.0/i586/texinfo-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
b8bf1a5838ac82d4910e9a5e5ea612b4 2007.0/SRPMS/texinfo-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2007/X86_64

054058a5ef065bc25d0bb87b36ad3622 2007.0/x86_64/info-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
5b63631e0cd60e201e14332faf3e30d8 2007.0/x86_64/info-install-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
cbdda90e9cce0abc9de7fdfab70f593e 2007.0/x86_64/texinfo-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
b8bf1a5838ac82d4910e9a5e5ea612b4 2007.0/SRPMS/texinfo-4.8-4.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:203

Other References:
SA16816:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16816/


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