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TITLE:
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26987

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26987/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege
escalation, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/10796/
SUSE Linux 10
http://secunia.com/product/6221/
openSUSE 10.2
http://secunia.com/product/13375/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/product/12192/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
http://secunia.com/product/1171/
SuSE Linux Openexchange Server 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/2001/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued updates for multiple packages. This fixes some
security issues and vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges, by malicious
users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security
restrictions, gain escalated privileges, and compromise a vulnerable
system, and by malicious people to cause a DoS or compromise a
vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA25301
SA26536
SA26676
SA26811
SA26947

Note: This also fixes a vulnerability in star, which potentially can
be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system by
overwriting arbitrary files on it.

SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via YaST Online Update or the SUSE FTP
server.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-09/msg00003.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA25301:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25301/

SA26536:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26536/

SA26676:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26676/

SA26811:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26811/

SA26947:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26947/

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