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TITLE:
Debian update for splitvt

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29064

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29064/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0
http://secunia.com/product/13844/
Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid
http://secunia.com/product/530/

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for splitvt. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated
privileges.

For more information:
SA29080

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum:602 38c5d340fe95abbd78edfa806618fce8
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum:10746 ea95a61da623237d715e5b1fdce9e92a

alpha architecture (DEC Alpha)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:41314 06622ad249f48ee2009f03ef1b4ba1ad

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:37754 dd591bff5b03378ab225dbf41648e037

hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:38398 f9c5dc35197dcd1b8a2843a29c200bbb

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:34754 70d76970fb5017197c78861c4d070cab

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:50166 d2328ca3f1d1114cc9a2497d59e0ff9a

mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:39434 3205ddfd371fd0edd5175333a5c94c1b

powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:37800 7c8d9c7f20e4a4fc92531f0a5cd7bb26

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/splitvt/splitvt_1.6.5-9etch1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum:37854 9c39d0109f6600022862c3ee6d1fb0c8

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.6.6-4.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.us.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1500

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29080:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29080/

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