rPath alert rPSA-2008-0088-1 (am-utils)

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rPSA-2008-0088-1 am-utils
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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0088-1
Published: 2008-02-28
Products:
    rPath Linux 1

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Non-deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    am-utils=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/6.0.9-11.4-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2255

Description:
    Previous versions of the am-utils package are vulnerable to an attack
    in which one local user can modify the contents of arbitrary files to
    which other local users running expn have write access.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0088

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