Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory: enscript | Linux Today

Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory: enscript

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 29, 2002
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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           enscript
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:010
Date:                   January 28th, 2002
Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1
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Problem Description:

 The enscript program does not create temporary files in a secure
 fashion and as such could be abused if enscript is run as root.
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References:

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Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
 3eab8fe4d7d2cd23b97536221e0fcfbf  7.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  7.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 497f83cde928d165173bc11b50de2cce  7.2/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  7.2/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 92600d81e8d2cde3bfee4512c0986a51  8.0/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  8.0/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 4e4a79ca2ba540e633bd09a8f3b2a8a2  ppc/8.0/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 f30e305cd6b7050ab2088098a4ac0997  8.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  8.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 c787d13882ce88db37c26766406ce158  ia64/8.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.ia64.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 1.0.1:
 3eab8fe4d7d2cd23b97536221e0fcfbf  1.0.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm
 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35  1.0.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one 
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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