Description: SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions or gain escalated privileges, and by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or to compromise a vulnerable system.
NOTE: Additionally some vulnerabilities in the Groupwise client system (novell-groupwise-gwclient) and a temporary files handling security issue in hugin were also fixed.
Solution: Updated packages are available via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP server.
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