Technical Description

Debian has released updated packages to address two vulnerabilities identified in Heimdal. These flaws could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service or by local users to obtain elevated privileges. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0456

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 0.6.3-10sarge2
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - A fix will be available soon

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0628
http://www.frsirt.com/english/reference/5993

ChangeLog

2006-02-17 : Initial release

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