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TITLE:
Slackware update for arts

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20868

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20868/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 10.0
http://secunia.com/product/4368/

DESCRIPTION:
Slackware has issued an update for arts. This fixes a vulnerability,
which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to
perform certain actions with escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA20677

Note: Reportedly, artswrapper is not setuid root on Slackware by
default.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/arts-1.2.3-i486-2_slack10.0.tgz

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.468256

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20677:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20677/

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