rPath alert rPSA-2010-0058-1 (bzip2)

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rPSA-2010-0058-1 bzip2 bzip2-extras 
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rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0058-1
Published: 2010-10-17
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Informational
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access
Updated Versions:
    bzip2=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.6-0.1-1
    bzip2-extras=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.6-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3241

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0405

Description:
    Previous releases of bzip2 were vulnerable to an integer overflow
    in the BZ2_decompress function, which could allow arbitrary
    code execution via a crafted bzipped file.  This has been fixed.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0058

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