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Mandrake update for xfsdump
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA8608
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Release Date:
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2003-04-16
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Popularity:
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5,783 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Mandrake Corporate Server 2.x
Mandrake Linux 8.x
Mandrake Linux 9.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
MandrakeSoft has issued updated packages for xfsdump. These fix a vulnerability allowing local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.
The problem is that the program "xfsdq" saves quota information into a file, which is created in an unsafe manner.
Change Page:
[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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