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Gentoo update for bzip2 Advisory Available in German 

Secunia Advisory: SA29656  
Release Date: 2008-04-03

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: DoS
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x


CVE reference:CVE-2008-1372 (Secunia mirror)

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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for bzip2. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA29410

Solution:
Update to "app-arch/bzip2-1.0.5" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-02.xml

Other References:
SA29410:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29410/



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