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TITLE:
Debian update for libpam-heimdal

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33918

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33918/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Privilege escalation

WHERE:
>From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Debian has issued an update for libpam-heimdal. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
overwrite files and potentially to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA33914

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 699 09e39eb1552950761fdcc51babceef11
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 8208 3e178b9617aadc2e030c07fec659330c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 117834 a80c66fcf0c48608abfb5ff0c443ab94

amd64 architecture (AMD x86_64 (AMD64))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 38348 a9b7ddbb56515616567b46ead7d48213

arm architecture (ARM)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 36226 bdfaa1037d3b02494f28d2da628e038f

hppa architecture (HP PA RISC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39432 f721ac5acbaeb33f26c6387ccc4e73da

i386 architecture (Intel ia32)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 37652 c1b56b35fb35c0d700de6ea53d753a4e

ia64 architecture (Intel ia64)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 43594 2238be62f72a01bbac329d2b5dc0bbe4

mips architecture (MIPS (Big Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 37544 80164efa305002d37aeb9c67b1a41f09

mipsel architecture (MIPS (Little Endian))

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 37534 7d911ce54e2e8f078f117984ffbe4b97

powerpc architecture (PowerPC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39256 076218cc619f405bb07016ecb2eeaef6

s390 architecture (IBM S/390)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 38826 be7ee31cad3f876e7f2a343d8cf9f413

sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC)

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libp/libpam-heimdal/libpam-heimdal_2.5-1etch1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 37166 bc2d46af607a9acd7978f6973cdc5ecf

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Reportedly, the vulnerability will be fixed soon.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-1722-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2009/msg00031.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33914:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33914/

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