rPath alert rPSA-2010-0070-1 (cpio tar)

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rPath Security Advisory: 2010-0070-1
Published: 2010-10-27
Products:
    rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local System User Deterministic Denial of Service
Updated Versions:
    cpio=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.9-1.2-1
    tar=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.20-2.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3219

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0624

Description:
    A vulnerability found in the "rmt" client functionality in GNU
    tar and GNU cpio could allow remote rmt servers to cause a denial 
    of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    This has been fixed.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2010-0070

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