Secunia Security Advisory - Fedora has issued an update for xemacs-packages-extra. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Fedora update for xemacs-packages-extra
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30827
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30827/
CRITICAL:
Moderately critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 8
http://secunia.com/product/16769/
Fedora 9
http://secunia.com/product/18642/
DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for xemacs-packages-extra. This fixes a
vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA30216
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update
xemacs-packages-extra").
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00782.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00736.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA30216:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30216/
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