rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0259-1
Published: 2008-08-20
Products:
rPath Linux 2
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:2/2.4.8-0.1-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2936
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2937
Description:
Previous versions of the postfix package are vulnerable to a Privilege
Escalation attack in which a local attacker may cause incoming mail to
be appended to an arbitrary file owned by another user (or by root).
In its default configuration, rPath Linux is not vulnerable to this
attack.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259
Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html
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