Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200903-41.
Solution
All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1'
All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200903-41 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=257004
Insight
A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-5983, CVE-2009-0314 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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