Secunia Security Advisory - SGI has issued a patch for SGI Advanced Linux Environment. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges, or by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system, gain knowledge of various information, or compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA17135
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/17135/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
Manipulation of data, Exposure of system information, Privilege
escalation, DoS, System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
SGI Advanced Linux Environment 3
https://secunia.com/product/4493/
DESCRIPTION:
SGI has issued a patch for SGI Advanced Linux Environment. This fixes
some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users
to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated
privileges, or by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service), overwrite arbitrary files on a user's system, gain
knowledge of various information, or compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA15527
SA12903
SA12450
SA15709
SA16041
SA15471
SA15930
SA17000
SOLUTION:
Apply patch 10227 for SGI ProPack 3 Service Pack 6.
https://support.sgi.com/
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051002-01-U.asc
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA15527:
https://secunia.com/advisories/15527/
SA12903:
https://secunia.com/advisories/12903/
SA12450:
https://secunia.com/advisories/12450/
SA15709:
https://secunia.com/advisories/15709/
SA16041:
https://secunia.com/advisories/16041/
SA15471:
https://secunia.com/advisories/15471/
SA15930:
https://secunia.com/advisories/15930/
SA17000:
https://secunia.com/advisories/17000/
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