[El-errata] ELSA-2008-0965 Important: Enterprise Linux 3 lynx security update
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Mon Oct 27 15:39:26 PDT 2008
Enterprise Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2008-0965
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0965.html
The following updated rpms for Enterprise Linux 3 have been uploaded to
the Unbreakable Linux Network:
i386:
lynx-2.8.5-11.3.i386.rpm
x86_64:
lynx-2.8.5-11.3.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/el3/SRPMS-updates/lynx-2.8.5-11.3.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[2.8.5-11.3]
- add patch for CVE-2008-4690 (rhbz#468184)
- prompt user before executing commands from the lynxcgi: handler,
even in the advanced user mode
- mark all lynxcgi: URIs as untrusted in the default lynx.cfg
- add patch to prevent lynx from opening configuration files in the
current working directory (CVE to be assigned) (rhbz#214205)
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