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Date: Mon Oct 06 2008 - 17:47:04 CDT

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TITLE:
Debian update for feta

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32155

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32155/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

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 feta. This fixes a security issue,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain
actions with escalated privileges.

The security issue is caused due to the "to-upgrade" plugin creating
temporary files in an insecure manner. This can be exploited to e.g.
overwrite and delete arbitrary files via symlink attacks.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch --

Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/feta/feta_1.4.15+etch1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 545 87c8cdfc722b149eefc2c4cc1e05c868
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/feta/feta_1.4.15+etch1.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 52134 27b5bc566e7f42a5b79dd8ef67013b8d

Architecture independent packages:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/f/feta/feta_1.4.15+etch1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 47708 8133fddc8dc30973c5fcb3368292b1fb

-- Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias sid --

Fixed in version 1.4.16+nmu1.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Dmitry E. Oboukhov

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
DSA-1643-1:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2008/msg00234.html

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