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List:       secunia-sec-adv
Subject:    [SA19016] Trustix update for sudo / tar
From:       Secunia Security Advisories <sec-adv () secunia ! com>
Date:       2006-02-27 14:58:12
Message-ID: 20060227150204.335.qmail () secunia ! com
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TITLE:
Trustix update for sudo / tar

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19016

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19016/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS, System access

WHERE:
From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
http://secunia.com/product/4641/

DESCRIPTION:
Trustix has issued updates for sudo and tar. These fix some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
gain escalated privileges, and malicious people to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service) or compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA18973
SA18358

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Trustix Secure Linux 2.2:
77c71e4be7b102b01836572fcfbb8310 
2.2/rpms/sudo-1.6.8p12-1tr.i586.rpm
21f141baeeea7691d0e76158d65afdc8  2.2/rpms/tar-1.14-2tr.i586.rpm

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0010/

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA18973:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18973/

SA18358:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18358/

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