TITLE:
Ubuntu update for inkscape

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17886

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17886/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 5.04
http://secunia.com/product/5036/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for inkscape. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain
actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA16343

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog) --

Source archives:

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40-2ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 7572 50ddba7ed014ae75870d1e87fcf8318f
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40-2ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 859 e5630cb77d15e601517fe6a43451bbdb
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 5292595 11c549c0ffdd45db9f9fe62dfec162ce

amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 3987574 67e8cc45c5b45fccae06c081ab59b5da

i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40-2ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 3898986 26b463fdc90342cd6418f103d6d1748e

powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)

http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/i/inkscape/inkscape_0.40-2ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 4107808 66d473b7c6ce5551f262006e83f40135

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-223-1/

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA16343:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16343/

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