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TITLE:
Gentoo update for vmware

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27706

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27706/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Privilege escalation, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/339/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for vmware. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
bypass certain security restrictions, perform certain actions with
escalated privileges, or to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), by
malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions, and by
malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or compromise a
vulnerable system. 

For more information:
SA26890
SA26909

SOLUTION:
Update to "app-emulation/vmware-workstation-5.5.5.56455" or later and
"app-emulation/vmware-player-1.0.5.56455" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-23.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26890:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26890/

SA26909:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26909/

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