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rPath update for tar
Secunia Advisory: SA23173
Release Date: 2006-12-01
Popularity: 6,923 views

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

OS:rPath Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6097


Description:
rPath has issued an update for tar. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious people to overwrite arbitrary files.

For more information:
SA23115

Solution:
Update to "tar=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.15.1-7.1-1".

Original Advisory:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-821

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


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