Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211
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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0211-1
Published: 2008-07-03
Products
- rPath Linux 2
Rating
- Major
Exposure Level Classification
- Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions
- mercurial=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.1-1-0.1
- mercurial-hgk=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.1-1-0.1
rPath Issue Tracking System
References
Description
- Previous versions of the mercurial package are vulnerable to an
- Unauthorized Access attack in which maliciously crafted patches may
- overwrite arbitrary local files, including files located outside
- mercurial repositories.
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