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Gentoo update for atari800
Secunia Advisory: SA9657
Release Date: 2003-09-02
Popularity: 7,980 views

Critical:
Not critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2003-0630


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for atari800. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to escalate their privileges on a vulnerable system.

NOTE: The vulnerable file is not installed suid "root" by default.

For more information:
SA9416

Solution:
Update Gentoo:

emerge sync
emerge atari800
emerge clean

Other References:
SA9416:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9416/


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