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Gentoo update for qgit
Secunia Advisory: SA27098
Release Date: 2007-10-08
Popularity: 2,584 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-4631


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for qgit. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA26745

Solution:
Update to "dev-util/qgit-1.5.7" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-05.xml

Other References:
SA26745:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26745/


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