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Red Hat alert RHSA-2004:464-01 (mc)
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated mc package resolves security vulnerabilities Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:464-01 Issue date: 2004-09-15 Updated on: 2004-09-15 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CAN-2004-0494 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated mc package that resolves several shell escape security issues is now available. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 3. Problem description: Midnight Commander (mc) is a visual shell much like a file manager. Shell escape bugs have been discovered in several of the mc vfs backend scripts. An attacker who is able to influence a victim to open a specially-crafted URI using mc could execute arbitrary commands as the victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0494 to this issue. Users of mc should upgrade to this updated package which contains backported patches and is not vulnerable to this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ for more info): 127974 - CAN-2004-0494 extfs vfs vulnerability in mc 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/mc-... afec2c565d6a6ddef751653eebaa3ad6 mc-4.5.51-36.4.src.rpm i386: 10f69a32fd981ffcb2c018e070ca9b62 mc-4.5.51-36.4.i386.rpm ia64: 662118226d4084bbe6e67f19f7918af1 mc-4.5.51-36.4.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/mc-... afec2c565d6a6ddef751653eebaa3ad6 mc-4.5.51-36.4.src.rpm ia64: 662118226d4084bbe6e67f19f7918af1 mc-4.5.51-36.4.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/mc-... afec2c565d6a6ddef751653eebaa3ad6 mc-4.5.51-36.4.src.rpm i386: 10f69a32fd981ffcb2c018e070ca9b62 mc-4.5.51-36.4.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key.html#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0494 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact.html Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBSGP+XlSAg2UNWIIRAhuHAKCNo6o3824QmpmxbvgmHR65vDJk/gCfQBgO pg+AChq80YlYUbhxWAc8U1c= =dhtC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-... (Log in to post comments)
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