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Subject: RHN Errata Alert: Low: vim security update Security Advisory - RHSA-2005:122-04 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary: Low: vim security update Updated vim packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Description: VIM (Vi IMproved) is an updated and improved version of the vi screen-based editor. The Debian Security Audit Project discovered an insecure temporary file usage in VIM. A local user could overwrite or create files as a different user who happens to run one of the the vulnerable utilities. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0069 to this issue. All users of VIM are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain a backported patche for this issue. References: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=289560 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- glen _______________________________________________ pld-devel-en mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pld-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/pld-devel-en
