rPSA-2008-0259-1 postfix

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rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0259-1
Published: 2008-08-20
Products:
    rPath Linux 2

Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
    Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
    postfix=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.4.8-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System:
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2689

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2936
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2937

Description:
    Previous versions of the postfix package are vulnerable to a Privilege
    Escalation attack in which a local attacker may cause incoming mail to
    be appended to an arbitrary file owned by another user (or by root).
    
    In its default configuration, rPath Linux is not vulnerable to this
    attack.

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0259

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