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[DSA1047] DSA-1047-1 resmgr

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
DSA-1047-1 resmgr

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

A problem has been discovered in resmgr, a resource manager library
daemon and PAM module, that permits local users to bypass access
control rules and open any USB device when access to one device was
granted.
The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain resmgr packages.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0-2sarge2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 1.0-4.
We recommend that you upgrade your resmgr package.

Solution : http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1047
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2007 Michel Arboi

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