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Mandriva: Updated xemacs packages fix vulnerability Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake A vulnerability in xemacs was found where an attacker could provide a group of files containing local variable definitions and arbitrary Lisp code to be executed when one of the provided files is opened by xemacs (CVE-2008-2142). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2008:154
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : xemacs
 Date    : July 23, 2008
 Affected: Corporate 3.0
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 A vulnerability in xemacs was found where an attacker could provide
 a group of files containing local variable definitions and arbitrary
 Lisp code to be executed when one of the provided files is opened by
 xemacs (CVE-2008-2142).
 
 The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2142
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Corporate 3.0:
 e0986da570ec923b469a5f23efdb4538  corporate/3.0/i586/xemacs-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 3beba91071cfd28058b2e99694fc7726  corporate/3.0/i586/xemacs-devel-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 7cb5ac450bf9aeeed94bd138bdc82cdb  corporate/3.0/i586/xemacs-el-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 a5aedca9c3340a6d354376191303e8e1  corporate/3.0/i586/xemacs-extras-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 c33a8054e1f35ad9c36d60c28d2ae0e7  corporate/3.0/i586/xemacs-packages-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm 
 a6dad6c62c77c973ecee89e9f9eb7f32  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/xemacs-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
 80e20b9c79f16ed724d83a9b4219408d  corporate/3.0/x86_64/xemacs-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 5596fce531b255858ce572883ffa5692  corporate/3.0/x86_64/xemacs-devel-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 f019a4bfb2fee7558ac4edbffa0e5c73  corporate/3.0/x86_64/xemacs-el-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 4a863f88ff3c85a1c10aa1a795b2419e  corporate/3.0/x86_64/xemacs-extras-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 08e1e58a1583ff7298b1eb1001baa751  corporate/3.0/x86_64/xemacs-packages-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm 
 a6dad6c62c77c973ecee89e9f9eb7f32  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/xemacs-21.4.15-5.2.C30mdk.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 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
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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