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Trustix update for gnupg and tar
Secunia Advisory: SA23146
Release Date: 2006-12-01
Popularity: 6,128 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: Manipulation of data
DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Trustix Secure Linux 2.2

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6169
CVE-2006-6097


Description:
Trustix has issued an update for gnupg and tar. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA23094
SA23115

Solution:
Apply updated packages.

efb1b7a73d95299660d3dfe6d109894e 2.2/rpms/dds2tar-2.5.2-1tr.i586.rpm
c67559e5928660ef1b2654101e861696 2.2/rpms/gnupg-1.2.6-5tr.i586.rpm
def6ddab06d5fadc6044a12f55d4792a 2.2/rpms/gnupg-utils-1.2.6-5tr.i586.rpm
ba6a1459702d5f017695efdddd692ee4 2.2/rpms/tar-1.16-1tr.i586.rpm

Original Advisory:
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0068/

Other References:
SA23094:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23094/

SA23115:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23115/


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