Gentoo alert 200308-03.1 (vmware)

From:
    	     
 
aliz@gentoo.org (Daniel Ahlberg)
To:
    	     
 
gentoo-announce@gentoo.org, bugtraq@securityfocus.com,
 full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com
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GLSA:  vmware (200308-03.1)
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Mon,  1 Sep 2003 15:42:41 +0200 (CEST)

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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200308-03.1
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          PACKAGE : vmware
          SUMMARY : insecure symbolic links
             DATE : 2003-09-01 13:42 UTC
          EXPLOIT : local
VERSIONS AFFECTED : <vmware-workstation-4.0.2.5592
    FIXED VERSION : >=vmware-workstation-4.0.2.5592
              CVE : 

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The previous GLSA 200308-03 was wrong when it stated that 
vmware-workstation-4.0.1-5289 would fix the problems described in the
advisory. 

SOLUTION

It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
app-emulation/vmware-workstation-4.x upgrade to 
vmware-workstation-4.0.1-5289 as follows

emerge sync
emerge \=app-emulation/vmware-workstation/vmware-workstation-4.0.2.5592
emerge clean

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