Package : xmcd Vulnerability : design flaw Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2006-2542 Debian Bug : 366816
The xmcdconfig creates directories world-writeable allowing local users to fill the /usr and /var partition and hence cause a denial of service. This problem has been half-fixed since version 2.3-1.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6-14woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6-17sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 2.6-18.
We recommend that you upgrade your xmcd package.
Upgrade Instructions - --------------------
wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:
apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - --------------------------------