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TITLE:
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30581

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30581/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

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

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
http://secunia.com/product/4118/
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
http://secunia.com/product/12192/
SUSE Linux 10.1
http://secunia.com/product/10796/
openSUSE 10.3
http://secunia.com/product/16124/
openSUSE 10.2
http://secunia.com/product/13375/

SOFTWARE:
Novell Open Enterprise Server 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/4664/

DESCRIPTION:
SUSE has issued an update for multiple packages. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
disclose potentially sensitive information, malicious users to gain
escalated privileges, and malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA28694
SA29584
SA29850
SA29882
SA30199
SA30234
SA30568

A vulnerability is caused due to temporary files being handled
insecurely by the opensuse-updater on openSUSE 10.2, which can be
exploited to disclose sensitive information (e.g. passwords) via
symlink attacks.

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00001.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA28694:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28694/

SA29584:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29584/

SA29850:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29850/

SA29882:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29882/

SA30199:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30199/

SA30234:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30234/

SA30568:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30568/

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