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Gentoo update for postfix
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31477
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Release Date:
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2008-08-15
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Popularity:
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2,627 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Gentoo Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2936
CVE-2008-2937
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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for postfix. This fixes some security issues, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive information and perform certain actions with escalated privileges.
For more information:
SA31485
Solution:
Update to "mail-mta/postfix-2.5.3-r1" or later.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200808-12.xml
Other References:
SA31485:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31485/
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