From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Dec 18 2006 - 08:17:04 CST

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TITLE:
Gentoo vlnx Insecure DT_RPATH Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23429

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23429/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, System access

WHERE:
From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has acknowledged a vulnerability, which can be exploited by
malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges or by malicious
people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA23278

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends to remove the "app-antivirus/vlnx" package.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200612-15.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA23278:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23278/

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