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Red Hat alert RHSA-2007:0022-01 (squirrelmail)

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To:  enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject:  [RHSA-2007:0022-01] Moderate: squirrelmail security update
Date:  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:21:41 -0500

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: squirrelmail security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0022-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0022.html Issue date: 2007-01-31 Updated on: 2007-01-31 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2006-6142 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: A new squirrelmail package that fixes security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - noarch Red Hat Desktop version 3 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - noarch 3. Problem description: SquirrelMail is a standards-based webmail package written in PHP. Several cross-site scripting bugs were discovered in SquirrelMail. An attacker could inject arbitrary Javascript or HTML content into SquirrelMail pages by tricking a user into visiting a carefully crafted URL. (CVE-2006-6142) Users of SquirrelMail should upgrade to this erratum package, which contains a backported patch to correct these issues. Notes: - - After installing this update, users are advised to restart their httpd service to ensure that the updated version functions correctly. - - config.php should NOT be modified, please modify config_local.php instead. - - Known Bug: The configuration generator may potentially produce bad options that interfere with the operation of this application. Applying specific config changes to config_local.php manually is recommended. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 218294 - CVE-2006-6142 Three XSS issues in SquirrelMail 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b2dacb06975968e36f977d55af698001 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.src.rpm noarch: 865dcb1f2136970e1a700b721cb6773f squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.noarch.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/... b2dacb06975968e36f977d55af698001 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.src.rpm noarch: 865dcb1f2136970e1a700b721cb6773f squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b2dacb06975968e36f977d55af698001 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.src.rpm noarch: 865dcb1f2136970e1a700b721cb6773f squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b2dacb06975968e36f977d55af698001 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.src.rpm noarch: 865dcb1f2136970e1a700b721cb6773f squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el3.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b694b40b7d7e475a3f3c595810ef7192 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.src.rpm noarch: 267c1d4b63b5d0b125bf012a6e1d0410 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/... b694b40b7d7e475a3f3c595810ef7192 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.src.rpm noarch: 267c1d4b63b5d0b125bf012a6e1d0410 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b694b40b7d7e475a3f3c595810ef7192 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.src.rpm noarch: 267c1d4b63b5d0b125bf012a6e1d0410 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/squir... b694b40b7d7e475a3f3c595810ef7192 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.src.rpm noarch: 267c1d4b63b5d0b125bf012a6e1d0410 squirrelmail-1.4.8-4.el4.noarch.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/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6142 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#mo... 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFFwNAhXlSAg2UNWIIRAl8fAKC4uoRFNe2vFnHQNEMqbVbymilIdACeOXkx 4AoYn7rS7NpPnTM/5Z+GoJ4= =EQ/g -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-...


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