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/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------