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Gentoo update for gnupg
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA9328
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Release Date:
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2003-07-23
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Popularity:
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6,508 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Manipulation of data
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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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Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for gnupg to fix a vulnerability allowing local users to overwrite certain files.
The problem is that gnupg is installed setgid root allowing malicious users to overwrite files which are writable by group root.
Solution:
Update Gentoo:
emerge sync
emerge gnupg
emerge clean
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