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rPath update for ed
Secunia Advisory: SA23857
Release Date: 2007-01-23
Popularity: 5,106 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:rPath Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-6939


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

For more information:
SA23832

Solution:
Update to "ed=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/0.4-1-0.1".

Original Advisory:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962

Other References:
SA23832:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23832/


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