A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Wine: Windows Metafile SETABORTPROC vulnerability. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [ERRATA UPDATE] GLSA 200601-09:02
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Wine: Windows Metafile SETABORTPROC vulnerability
Date: January 13, 2006
Updated: January 15, 2006
Bugs: #118101
ID: 200601-09:02
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Errata
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Fixed packages were issued to fix this vulnerability in Wine, but some
of the fixed packages were missing the correct patch. All Wine users
should re-emerge Wine to make sure they are safe. The corrected
sections appear below.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-emulation/wine < 20060000 >= 0.9.0
app-emulation/wine > 20040000 >= 0.9.0
Resolution
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All Wine users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/wine-0.9.0"
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200601-09.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
