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Debian Mahara Critical SAML Authentication Issue DSA-2467-1

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Calendar Grey May 9, 2012
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Debian Security Notice DSA-2467-2 draws attention to SAML auth weaknesses in Mahara e-portfolio. Recommended to update promptly.
It was discovered that Mahara, the portfolio, weblog, and resume builder, had an insecure default with regards to SAML-based authentication used with more than one SAML identity pr...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.6-2+squeeze4.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and unstable distribution (sid),
this problem has been fixed in version 1.4.2-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mahara packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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