[ MDKSA-2006:189 ] - Updated xsupplicant fixes possible remote root stack smash vulnerability

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2006:189
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : xsupplicant
 Date    : October 27, 2006
 Affected: 2006.0, 2007.0
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 Problem Description:
 
 Yannick Van Osselaer discovered a stack overflow in Xsupplicant, which
 could potentially be exploited by a remote, authenticated user to gain
 root priviledges. Additional code cleanups to fix potential memory
 leaks are also included.

 Updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2006.0:
 d35f3cee0c66c5778acd39a64e46704a  
2006.0/i586/xsupplicant-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 3df3a3e96b0be68eda96dcffd557a014  
2006.0/i586/xsupplicant-doc-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm 
 3685820c2527d4608a2fc1722eba6b63  
2006.0/SRPMS/xsupplicant-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2006.0/X86_64:
 d2e450ac1c2f4dac7968a08a8cb2f2c4  
2006.0/x86_64/xsupplicant-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 6027f2b00d4d2c966bcacbdd38a6895b  
2006.0/x86_64/xsupplicant-doc-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm 
 3685820c2527d4608a2fc1722eba6b63  
2006.0/SRPMS/xsupplicant-1.0.1-3.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 b122033612442db1eaf3795e74947a25  
2007.0/i586/xsupplicant-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 5919e8bb474dea74a5b0e80746d3821c  
2007.0/i586/xsupplicant-devel-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm
 2e890e6b58ab87e6104bbd2cbcfac297  
2007.0/i586/xsupplicant-doc-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 b126177e58162c5bbeddda641d874423  
2007.0/SRPMS/xsupplicant-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 46878703a426d4d5770c1572c397f54c  
2007.0/x86_64/xsupplicant-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 bdc5f953605ab0404eb1075e0cb42ac6  
2007.0/x86_64/xsupplicant-devel-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm
 3023ec5a0ee41f083c6372add22e8444  
2007.0/x86_64/xsupplicant-doc-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 b126177e58162c5bbeddda641d874423  
2007.0/SRPMS/xsupplicant-1.2.6-1.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm
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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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