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Vulnerability Assessment Details

USN206-2 : lynx regression fix

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
lynx regression fix

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote package "lynx" is missing a security patch.

Description :

USN-206-1 fixed a security vulnerability in lynx. Unfortunately the
fix contained an error that caused lynx to crash under certain
circumstances. The updated packages fix this.

Solution :

Upgrade to :
- lynx-2.8.5-2ubuntu0.5.10.1 (Ubuntu 5.10)

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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