[SA34508] Gentoo update for analog

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TITLE:
Gentoo update for analog

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34508

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34508/

DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for analog. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to analog using a vulnerable version
of bzip2.

For more information:
SA29410

SOLUTION:
Update to "app-admin/analog-6.0-r2" or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
GLSA-200903-40:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-40.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA29410:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29410/

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