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Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:307-1 (libtool)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to libtool announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:307-1.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in libtool: All versions of libtool prior to 2.2.6b suffers from a local privilege escalation vulnerability that could be exploited under certain conditions to load arbitrary code (CVE-2009-3736). This advisory fixes this issue. Additionally, all applications embedding the libtool code were patched in order to avoid possible future exploitations of this issue. Update: Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products. Affected: 2008.0
Solution
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:307-1