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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200606-07 (vixie-cron)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200606-07.
Insight
Insight
Vixie Cron allows local users to execute programs as root.
Solution
Solution
All Vixie Cron users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-process/vixie-cron-4.1-r9' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200606-07 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=134194