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TITLE:
rPath update for rmake

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23922

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23922/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
rPath Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10614/

DESCRIPTION:
rPath has issued an update for rmake. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to rmake not dropping supplemental
users in the changeroot environment used during the build process,
which can be exploited to execute arbitrary code with root
privileges.

SOLUTION:
Update to "rmake=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.0.3-2-0.1".

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2007-January/000137.html

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