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Fedora 11: BackupPC 3.1.0 Critical Permission Issue Fix

. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-9982 2009-09-29 13:43:25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : BackupPC Product : Fedora 11 Version : 3.1.0 Release : 7.fc11 URL : Summary : High-performance backup system Description : BackupPC is a high-performance, enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux and WinXX PCs and laptops to a server's disk. BackupPC is highly configurable and easy to install and maintain. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Fri Sep 25 2009 Johan Cwiklinski 3.1.0-7 - Fix security bug (bug #518412) * Fri Sep 18 2009 Johan Cwiklinski 3.1.0-6 - Fix SELinux policy module for UserEmailInfo.pl file -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #518412 - CVE-2009-3369 BackupPC: Permission bypass via ClientNameAlias by using rsync data backup method https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=518412 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update BackupPC' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . BackupPC 3.1.0 release for Fedora 11 resolves privilege escalation vulnerability noted in bug #518412. Update immediately!. BackupPC Update,Fedora 11 Update,Security Fix,Permission Bypass,Linux Backup System. . Severity:Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 27, 2009 •Critical Fedora