Serious cPanel Security Problem

A major security flaw has been found and is being actively exploited in cPanel. The exploit gives an authenticated user (i.e. someone who has access to a cPanel account) an escalation that gives them root access. cPanel have fixed the hole and most people will have been secured overnight. To be sure I would suggest everyone runs a forced upcp update on their servers:

Some links:http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2006/09/23/hostgator_cpanel_security_hole_exploited_in_mass_hack.htmlhttp://forums.cpanel.net/showthread.php?t=58090