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can be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid "games".. Debian Security Advisory DSA 451-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman February 27th, 2004 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : xboing Vulnerability : buffer overflows Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Id : CAN-2004-0149 Debian bug : 174924 Steve Kemp discovered a number of buffer overflow vulnerabilities in xboing, a game, which could be exploited by a local attacker to gain gid "games". For the current stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 2.4-26woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4-26.1. We recommend that you update your xboing 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: 580 f9ef94d37b5db34cf867d172529ad325 Size/MD5 checksum: 13200 3627d000f33d496e5092bef84c92963e Size/MD5 checksum: 586869 3b6ebbf4321cffc69048e5611aa9d28d Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 533078 77530ad6b6abdb480af6a7d5ba03d609 ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 520166 de88300d9d4d6232b0e04d8dc700d5f1 Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 510744 21f12476ececfab492a3525162e465bf Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5checksum: 575066 d59a129a157f2c7f0d6b155d5c219c24 HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 516918 ef35a77de22e3785953b4824ae0f1324 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 509124 065f733083fac4310355ed1d212b386d Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 525836 b0af1feb5d8ced400a5e783f0abcfcd9 Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 523436 34f791984ef83ac3237c40a3a615e3a0 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 512960 09be35d56f9707f45cda7971c1996b58 IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 515484 2d00881d1d4204fef37e9a650bf96b90 Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 515784 517ce299d41930a7ed18ac2b48f178a1 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information 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. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Revise xboing to mitigate severe buffer overflow vulnerabilities outlined in Debian DSA 452-1 security advisory. Ensure all patches are applied to enhance system resilience.. Debian Security, Xboing Patch, Local Exploit, Buffer Overflow, Game Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
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