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htop package

  1. Bug #299627
  2. Comment #2

Comment 2 for bug 299627

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package htop - 0.8.1-0ubuntu2

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htop (0.8.1-0ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Add patch (inline) to filter non-printable characters in process names.
    Thanks to Andrew O. Shadoura for the patch. (LP: #299627)
    - This bug could be used by an attacker to hide malicious processes.
    - CVE-2008-5076

 -- David Futcher <email address hidden> Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:42:48 +0000