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TITLE:
Open MPI libtool Search Path Privilege Escalation Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA37659

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37659/

DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in Open MPI, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to potentially gain escalated
privileges.

The security issue is caused due to the use of vulnerable libtool
code.

For more information:
SA37414

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.4.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.open-mpi.org/community/lists/users/2009/12/11460.php

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA37414:
http://secunia.com/advisories/37414/

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