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Gentoo update for vlc
Secunia Advisory: SA31317
Release Date: 2008-08-01
Popularity: 2,654 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2147


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for vlc. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information see vulnerability #2 in:
SA29878

Solution:
Update to "media-video/vlc-0.8.6i" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-13.xml

Other References:
SA29878:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29878/


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