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Gentoo update for emacs
Secunia Advisory: SA27984
Release Date: 2007-12-10
Popularity: 2,860 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-5795
CVE-2007-6109


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for emacs. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA27508

Solution:
Update to "app-editors/emacs-22.1-r3" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200712-03.xml

Other References:
SA27508:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27508/


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