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MDVSA-2008-198.txt

Posted on 16 September 2008
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:198
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : R-base
Date : September 16, 2008
Affected: 2008.0, 2008.1
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Problem Description:

A symlink vulnerability was found in the javareconf script in R that
allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2008-3931).

The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3931
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2008.0:
9a5c7a09fdf572a74368fae673d6b3b4 2008.0/i586/libRmath-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
6aac2b83064741ec5301191ef28cf01c 2008.0/i586/libRmath-devel-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
e2c37f14844baf407ab485899b5d25a5 2008.0/i586/R-base-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm
55f08e70cb31f63c32656229496f2cc1 2008.0/SRPMS/R-base-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64:
c10af1c79d4a77e0c7b67d197f9d736a 2008.0/x86_64/lib64Rmath-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
55b8c74659a75c8ac1b852b1f8498dc0 2008.0/x86_64/lib64Rmath-devel-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
f93dd60a5b8acf5c3a55a4a853189528 2008.0/x86_64/R-base-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm
55f08e70cb31f63c32656229496f2cc1 2008.0/SRPMS/R-base-2.5.1-3.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
993a6ceac7d4449223227c50fb0ac909 2008.1/i586/libRmath-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
fffeba26637c011fd5420782e0aca56e 2008.1/i586/libRmath-devel-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
b789a632e3a37d569e755c68d7d1ebda 2008.1/i586/R-base-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
53700724d57ca220a20b05bcf17a69bd 2008.1/SRPMS/R-base-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
f90761c90c971f97c796c79915722f98 2008.1/x86_64/lib64Rmath-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
164bc6c3961beb489332816d29636401 2008.1/x86_64/lib64Rmath-devel-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
366aa15f8337066a823556df0795d2aa 2008.1/x86_64/R-base-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
53700724d57ca220a20b05bcf17a69bd 2008.1/SRPMS/R-base-2.6.2-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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