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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for debian-goodies

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27079

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/27079/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Ubuntu Linux 7.04
https://secunia.com/product/14068/
Ubuntu Linux 6.10
https://secunia.com/product/12470/
Ubuntu Linux 6.06
https://secunia.com/product/10611/

DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for debian-goodies. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to
perform actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA26675

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

-- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS --

Source archives:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.06.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 541 bf3ec3bbbb718a4bdbc33c9377391207
https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.06.1.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 11792 81c701f4b438547941fc3e197fb84e0d

Architecture independent packages:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.06.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 22430 30e986cc78aa15144858ec2c6f9539bf

-- Ubuntu 6.10 --

Source archives:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.10.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 541 76c493e084ce3ac73a5cf4c5aae9b8cc
https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.10.1.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 11786 110c79f2b89ca619fe984b24782b0aa6

Architecture independent packages:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.23ubuntu0.6.10.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 22406 9ad478564241816893d229ab92ae3c00

-- Ubuntu 7.04 --

Source archives:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.27ubuntu0.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 634 b918441edd5ef83334adc790bddf89bd
https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.27ubuntu0.1.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 29044 586174400e41386bb78d4764fdad755a

Architecture independent packages:

https://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debian-goodies/debian-goodies_0.27ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size/MD5: 36804 548f700ef0b6c09dc8daaed38f0ab367

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2007-October/000603.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA26675:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26675/

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