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Mandriva Update for R-base MDVSA-2008:198 (R-base)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Mandrake Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/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
Check for the Version of R-base
Insight
Insight
A symlink vulnerability was found in the javareconf script in R that allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2008-3931). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
Affected Software
Affected Software
R-base on Mandriva Linux 2008.0, Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64, Mandriva Linux 2008.1, Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64
Solution
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.