Altiris Deployment Solution Vulnerabilities

MWR InfoSecurity have identified a number of vulnerabilities in the Altiris Deployment Solution software. Symantec have now issued patches for a number of issues that may have a significant impact on an environment utilising this technology. It is therefore recommended that the patches be applied to affected systems as soon as possible.

Symantec’s advisory along with a link to the patch can be found at the following URL: -

http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20090826_00

Due to the potential impact of the vulnerabilities full details will not be provided at the present time so that customers are able to apply the appropriate security patches. However, a full advisory will be released in the near future. MWR InfoSecurity customers can obtain further information about the issues by contacting their account manager.