TITLE:
Debian update for fcheck

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19675

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19675/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1
http://secunia.com/product/5307/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

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

The vulnerability is caused due to a cronjob creating a temporary
file insecurely, which can be exploited via symlink attacks to create
or overwrite arbitrary files with escalated privileges.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge) --

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59.orig.tar.gz

Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/fcheck/fcheck_2.7.59-7sarge1_all.deb

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 2.7.59-8.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Steve Kemp

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1035

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