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>> rPath Linux Security Update Fixes "allowpull" Permission Weakness
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Title : rPath Linux Security Update Fixes "allowpull" Permission Weakness
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2604
CVE ID : CVE-2008-4297
CWE ID : CWE-264
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-09-18
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A security weakness has been identified in rPath Linux, which could be exploited to bypass security restrictions. This issue is caused due to mercurial not properly honoring "allowpull" permissions when serving a repository using hgweb, which could allow security bypass.
Affected Products
rPath Linux 2
Solution
Upgrade the affected packages :
mercurial=conary.rpath.com at rpl:2/1.0.2-2-0.1
mercurial-hgk=conary.rpath.com at rpl:2/1.0.2-2-0.1
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2604
http://lists.rpath.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008-September/000389.html
ChangeLog
2008-09-18 : Initial release
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