[ MDVSA-2015:047 ] elfutils

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2015:047
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : elfutils
 Date    : February 12, 2015
 Affected: Business Server 1.0
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 Problem Description:

 Updated elfutils packages fix security vulnerability:
 
 Directory traversal vulnerability in the read_long_names function in
 libelf/elf_begin.c in elfutils allows remote attackers to write to
 arbitrary files to the root directory via a / (slash) in a crafted
 archive, as demonstrated using the ar program (CVE-2014-9447).
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 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9447
 http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0033.html
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