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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory: enscript

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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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