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ISS Security Advisory - X-Force has identified a tempfile vulnerability in the makewhatis Bourne shell script that ships with many Linux distributions. It allows local users to gain root privileges and is found in versions 1.5e and higher of the "man" utility package. Vulnerable distributions include Redhat, Mandrake, and Caldera Openlinux.

ISS Security Advisory - X-Force has identified a tempfile vulnerability in the makewhatis Bourne shell script that ships with many Linux distributions. It allows local users to gain root privileges and is found in versions 1.5e and higher of the "man" utility package. Vulnerable distributions include Redhat, Mandrake, and Caldera Openlinux.