New Linux Security Warnings

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New Linux Security Warnings, please be careful with PDFs

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harrywaldron View Member Profile	Oct 25 2004, 06:44 AM Post #1
Security Reporter Group: News Reporters Posts: 487 Joined: 10-April 04 From: Roanoke, Virginia Member No.: 107	Five recent advisories by Secunia are noted below. Please patch once updates become available. CUPS Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities MODERATELY CRTICAL http://secunia.com/advisories/12921/ Successful exploitation may potentially allow execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the print spooler, when a specially crafted PDF document is printed. Xpdf Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities HIGHLY CRITICAL http://secunia.com/advisories/12917/ The vulnerabilities are caused due to some unspecified integer overflow errors, which potentially can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted PDF document is viewed. Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities LESS CRITICAL http://secunia.com/advisories/12525/ Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited to disclose kernel data, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or bypass certain security restrictions. Linux Kernel Terminal Subsystem Race Condition Vulnerabilities LESS CRITICAL http://secunia.com/advisories/12951/ Two vulnerabilities have been reported in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited to potentially disclose kernel data or cause a DoS (Denial of Service). LinuxStat "template" Directory Traversal Vulnerability MODERATELY CRITICAL http://secunia.com/advisories/12963/ A vulnerability has been reported in LinuxStat, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information. -------------------- Microsoft Security Journal

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