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Debian Woody: DSA 693-1 Moderate: Luxman Buffer Overflow Exploit

Updated package.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 693-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 14, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : luxman Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-0385 Kevin Finisterre discovered a buffer overflow in luxman, an SVGA based PacMan clone, that could lead to the execution of arbitrary commands as root. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.41-17.2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.41-20. We recommend that you upgrade your luxman package. Upgrade Instructions - --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 570 a55086f936bbcfe22598ac0aeb94f8da Size/MD5 checksum: 7105 8719173e012bab5680d138d25e30b619 Size/MD5 checksum: 268279 aa389327578e2d65f3f5035193e407cb Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 290762 c4123222e992a37dcf609768a20e7e8f These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . To fix a critical buffer overflow in the luxman package on Debian, follow these steps for an update and mitigate local root exploit risks effectively. Debian Security Update, Luxman Package Fix, Local Exploit Resolution. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 14, 2005 Debian