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TITLE:
Debian update for xfs

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26282

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26282/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/
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 xfs. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform actions
with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA26056

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge --

There are no updated packages yet. Reportedly, these will be provided
in an upcoming security update.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 794 938a05eb2b1638fc49b4d7101084c69b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 28440 0eeacd5783c66b937eaa1dbde6145401
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 174623 32e8b6b24ec3d4c0de11d81061640cc2

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 75520 0becb7909f5d9df1621d1a8b153eab2b

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65224 632e1a2416a91e079fe16f19f8c18f37

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 61330 41a50afe7ca54708028f8929ef9f62a8

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 68312 31b1450c324283337298f0671491eddd

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 56856 40191532dd37541d09a9ff62bf9e6189

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 97348 31aacc8828c1dc532db8d5b630de5f5c

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 69112 c0797a23074512e31edeef83a57817b5

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 69032 3a44f04fd9e3f4b84fd03889bcebeb56

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 64512 00d156e38ef0cf5f5257ae90cef496a2

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 67514 710d362f9183b98f817736e466c89d35

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/x/xfs/xfs_1.0.1-6_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 57382 8a32daa22fd7630ff4101e21a4cfaf7d

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.0.4-2.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2007/msg00104.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26056:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26056/

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