Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200608-21 (Heimdal)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200608-21.
Solution
All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-crypt/heimdal-0.7.2-r3' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200608-21 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=143371 http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-08-08/
Insight
Certain Heimdal components, ftpd and rcp, are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation.