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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
Secunia Advisory: SA26987
Release Date: 2007-10-01
Popularity: 4,549 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:openSUSE 10.2
SUSE Linux 10
SUSE Linux 10.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2001-1267
CVE-2002-0399
CVE-2007-0244
CVE-2007-2833
CVE-2007-3780
CVE-2007-3781
CVE-2007-3782
CVE-2007-3999
CVE-2007-4000
CVE-2007-4137
CVE-2007-4460
CVE-2007-4743
CVE-2007-4476
CVE-2007-5007


Description:
SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some security issues and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges, by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, gain escalated privileges, and compromise a vulnerable system, and by malicious people to cause a DoS or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA25301
SA26536
SA26676
SA26811
SA26947

Note: This also fixes a vulnerability in star, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system by overwriting arbitrary files on it.

Solution:
Updated packages are available via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.

Original Advisory:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-09/msg00003.html

Other References:
SA25301:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25301/

SA26536:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26536/

SA26676:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26676/

SA26811:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26811/

SA26947:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26947/


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