An updated cvs package that fixes a security bug is now available.
This update has been rated as having low security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.
CVS (Concurrent Version System) is a version control system.
An insecure temporary file usage was found in the cvsbug program. It is
possible that a local user could leverage this issue to execute arbitrary
instructions as the user running cvsbug. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2693 to this issue.
All users of cvs should upgrade to this updated package, which includes a
patch to correct this issue.