Gentoo update for dstat

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA37457

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/37457/

DESCRIPTION: Gentoo has issued an update for dstat. This fixes a security issue, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information: SA37445

SOLUTION: Update to “sys-apps/dstat-0.6.9-r1″ or later.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY: GLSA-200911-04: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-04.xml

OTHER REFERENCES: SA37445: http://secunia.com/advisories/37445/

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