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Gentoo update for tar
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23314
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Release Date:
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2006-12-12
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Popularity:
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6,292 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-6097
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Description:
Gentoo 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 "app-arch/tar-1.16-r2" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-10.xml
Other References:
SA23115:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23115/
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