rPath Security Advisory: 2008-0211-1 Published: 2008-07-03 Products: rPath Linux 2 Rating: Major Exposure Level Classification: Indirect User Deterministic Unauthorized Access Updated Versions: mercurial=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.1-1-0.1 mercurial-hgk=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/1.0.1-1-0.1 rPath Issue Tracking System: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2633 References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2942 Description: Previous versions of the mercurial package are vulnerable to an Unauthorized Access attack in which maliciously crafted patches may overwrite arbitrary local files, including files located outside mercurial repositories. http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0211 Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html