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SUSE Update for Multiple Packages
Secunia Advisory: SA30581
Release Date: 2008-06-09
Popularity: 3,158 views

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

OS:openSUSE 10.2
openSUSE 10.3
SUSE Linux 10.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Software:Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.x

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Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Description:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information, malicious users to gain escalated privileges, and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA28694
SA29584
SA29850
SA29882
SA30199
SA30234
SA30568

A vulnerability is caused due to temporary files being handled insecurely by the opensuse-updater on openSUSE 10.2, which can be exploited to disclose sensitive information (e.g. passwords) via symlink attacks.

Change Page:
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