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Updated package.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 725-2 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze July 4th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : ppxp Vulnerability : missing privilege release Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2005-0392 Jens Steube discovered that ppxp, yet another PPP program, does not release root privileges when opening potentially user supplied log files. This can be tricked into opening a root shell. For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-6woody1 (DSA 725-1). For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-10sarge2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.2001080415-11. We recommend that you upgrade your ppxp 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. 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Jul 04, 2005 •Important Debian