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Debian: Security Advisory For Man2html Critical File Overwrite Risk

Former versions of man2html uses a static file in /tmp for writing. This can lead into overwriting system files if a malicious user has created a symbolic link to it before upgrading man2html. . Former versions of man2html uses a static file in /tmp for writing. This can lead into overwriting system files if a malicious user has created a symbolic link to it before upgrading man2html. We recommend you upgrade your man2html package as soon as possible. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 alias slink -------------------------------- Source archives: MD5 checksum: 53cdbc6fbe63572343ae3d614231d645 MD5 checksum: d2b1dad5ea16a1b108922d0d5141c2d3 Alpha architecture: MD5 checksum: 20c0e49d6f2103d826c1672f6413e6a1 Intel ia32 architecture: MD5 checksum: 0a34bb26fbdae8aba227975fb7d36431 Motorola 680x0 architecture: MD5 checksum: 86a22c1e1710fccdd8734b24aa035bc0 Sun Sparc architecture: MD5 checksum: bc15c8fa1ce8c0e1741c932d5d88ef9a Debian GNU/Linux unstable alias potato -------------------------------------- Source archives: 1.5-19.diff.gz MD5 checksum: a0d8f044c5738f9a3d3fd5b55bdc4280 MD5 checksum: 276dc18f9c007d800e280254a75eb304 .5.orig.tar.gz MD5 checksum: 2fc4ee65395122b5552473cd62876924 Alpha architecture: MD5 checksum: 27c65533b58d2efa66f6ad03190aaa40 ARM architecture: MD5 checksum: 18b931be845fe4ddd9effac130f27ae5 Intel ia32 architecture: MD5 checksum: 10317d451398a9c265a11ffc6c7abd78 Motorola 680x0 architecture: MD5 checksum: a163020946de9839ab2f6dbf0fa3cf25 PowerPC architecture: MD5 checksum: 5f856e95c642bdacc4c4389996c6ab60 Sun Sparc architecture: MD5 checksum: 4f2feb56b87792e00c5525ed889cc541 -- Debian GNU/Linux . Security Managers . This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Christian Hudon . Wichert Akkerman . Martin Schulze . . . Upgrade the man2html package on Debian to address the critical overwrite vulnerability found in older versions and follow the proper installation procedures. man2html upgrade, Debian security, file overwrite risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 13, 1999 •Critical Debian