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gnupg: gpg setgid

Package(s):

gnupg

CVE #(s):

Created:

July 21, 2003

Updated:

July 23, 2003

Description:

gpg needs to be setuid to make use of protected memory space, however the setgid bit allowed the gpg user to overwrite files owned by the group root.

Alerts:

Gentoo

2003-07-19

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