Secunia Security Advisory - Fedora has issued an update for xine-lib. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Fedora update for xine-lib
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30021
VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/30021/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Fedora 8
https://secunia.com/product/16769/
Fedora 7
https://secunia.com/product/15552/
DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for xine-lib. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
SA29850
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update xine-lib").
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00536.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00571.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29850:
https://secunia.com/advisories/29850/
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