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Red Hat alert RHSA-2003:399-01 (rsync)

From:  bugzilla@redhat.com
To:  enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com
Subject:  [RHSA-2003:399-01] New rsync packages fix remote security vulnerability
Date:  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 16:18 -0500

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: New rsync packages fix remote security vulnerability Advisory ID: RHSA-2003:399-01 Issue date: 2003-12-04 Updated on: 2003-12-04 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Keywords: rsync heap overflow Cross references: Obsoletes: CVE Names: CAN-2003-0962 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: Updated rsync packages are now available that fix a heap overflow in the Rsync server. 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 ES version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: rsync is a program for sychronizing files over the network. A heap overflow bug exists in rsync versions prior to 2.5.7. On machines where the rsync server has been enabled, a remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as an unprivileged user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0962 to this issue. All users should upgrade to these erratum packages containing version 2.5.7 of rsync, which is not vulnerable to this issue. NOTE: The rsync server is disabled (off) by default in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. To check if the rsync server has been enabled (on), run the following command: /sbin/chkconfig --list rsync If the rsync server has been enabled but is not required, it can be disabled by running the following command as root: /sbin/chkconfig rsync off Red Hat would like to thank the rsync team for their rapid response and quick fix for this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh [filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. 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. If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website: https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info): 111474 - CAN-2003-0962 rsync remote exploit 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-0.7.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-0.7.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm ppc: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.ppc.rpm s390: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.s390.rpm s390x: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.s390x.rpm x86_64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm x86_64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm x86_64: Available from Red Hat Network: rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- e1981db86eac2625edbd24cd41120810 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm 19c87db1c5794f30e60ee5927d959e87 2.1AS/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm 0cc8dbd351e0e5369eb6de006d20271c 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.ia64.rpm e1981db86eac2625edbd24cd41120810 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm 0cc8dbd351e0e5369eb6de006d20271c 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.ia64.rpm e1981db86eac2625edbd24cd41120810 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm 19c87db1c5794f30e60ee5927d959e87 2.1ES/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm e1981db86eac2625edbd24cd41120810 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.src.rpm 19c87db1c5794f30e60ee5927d959e87 2.1WS/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-0.7.i386.rpm b21c2344e0dc2751f3964cfa740615e0 3AS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm 5060c39a1606c2ab1f3894dc5ee8945c 3AS/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm 2995fe9f62223e2edbe1fcbc90628186 3AS/en/os/ia64/rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm f902ff3fa18ccb100edac3f41355afff 3AS/en/os/ppc/rsync-2.5.7-1.ppc.rpm 645658c040ddb8bdde30df7cb5dd0844 3AS/en/os/s390/rsync-2.5.7-1.s390.rpm b6f821f6e15cedaefb4113e86c424525 3AS/en/os/s390x/rsync-2.5.7-1.s390x.rpm 970191c020aaa12c29d23be307ce220b 3AS/en/os/x86_64/rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm b21c2344e0dc2751f3964cfa740615e0 3ES/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm 5060c39a1606c2ab1f3894dc5ee8945c 3ES/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm 2995fe9f62223e2edbe1fcbc90628186 3ES/en/os/ia64/rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm 970191c020aaa12c29d23be307ce220b 3ES/en/os/x86_64/rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm b21c2344e0dc2751f3964cfa740615e0 3WS/en/os/SRPMS/rsync-2.5.7-1.src.rpm 5060c39a1606c2ab1f3894dc5ee8945c 3WS/en/os/i386/rsync-2.5.7-1.i386.rpm 2995fe9f62223e2edbe1fcbc90628186 3WS/en/os/ia64/rsync-2.5.7-1.ia64.rpm 970191c020aaa12c29d23be307ce220b 3WS/en/os/x86_64/rsync-2.5.7-1.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig -v <filename> If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: md5sum <filename> 8. References: http://rsync.samba.org/ http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0962 9. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/z6RGXlSAg2UNWIIRAky6AJoDkbnORjyjnBGSf2BAY38xOzUR7wCfS4BY eNmyqTFa7rVTl6bk6waKSYY= =uPwu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-list


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