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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2008-096

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory – Steve Grubb found that the vcdiff script in Emacs create temporary files insecurely when used with SCCS. A local user could exploit a race condition to create or overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

 

You can download this advisory from the following link: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/66060/MDVSA-2008-096.txt

Source: https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/66060/Mandriva-Linux-Security-Advisory-2008-096.html

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