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Debian Security Advisory DSA-046-2                   security@debian.org 
Debian -- Security Information                          Wichert Akkerman
April 19, 2001
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Package        : exuberant-ctags
Problem type   : recompile of sparc package
Debian-specific: yes

The updated exuberant-ctags that was mentioned in DSA-046-1 was
unfortunately compiled incorrectly: the stable chroot we used
turned out to be running unstable instead.

A new package with version 1:3.2.4-0.1.1 has been made that is
correctly compiled.

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato
---------------------------------

  This advisory only updated the sparc package.

  Sun Sparc architecture:
      

  Thise file will be moved into stable on its next revision.

For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate
directory    .

--
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apt-get: deb  Debian -- Security Information  stable/updates main
dpkg-ftp:    dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: [UPDATED] 'exuberant-ctags' vulnerability

April 19, 2001
Colin Phipps discovered that the exuberant-ctags packages as distributed with Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 creates temporary files insecurely

Summary

Package : exuberant-ctags
Problem type : recompile of sparc package
Debian-specific: yes

The updated exuberant-ctags that was mentioned in DSA-046-1 was
unfortunately compiled incorrectly: the stable chroot we used
turned out to be running unstable instead.

A new package with version 1:3.2.4-0.1.1 has been made that is
correctly compiled.

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato
---------------------------------

This advisory only updated the sparc package.

Sun Sparc architecture:


Thise file will be moved into stable on its next revision.

For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate
directory .

--
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main
dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org




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