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TITLE:
Gentoo update for nxnode and nx

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29707

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29707/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Exposure of sensitive information, Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for nxnode and nx. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
cause a DoS (Denial of Service), disclose potentially sensitive
information, or to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA28885

SOLUTION:
All nxnode users:
Update to "net-misc/nxnode-3.1.0-r2" or later.

All nx users:
Update to "net-misc/nx-3.1.0-r1" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-05.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28885:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28885/

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