Red Hat alert RHSA-2004:041-01 (slocate)
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| Subject: | [RHSA-2004:041-01] Updated slocate packages fix vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Mon, 26 Jan 2004 14:05 -0500 |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated slocate packages fix vulnerabilities Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:041-01 Issue date: 2004-01-21 Updated on: 2004-01-22 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Keywords: Cross references: Obsoletes: CVE Names: CAN-2003-0848 CAN-2003-0056 - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: Updated slocate packages are now available that fix vulnerabilities allowing a local user to gain "slocate" group privileges. 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate, designed to find files on a system via a central database. Patrik Hornik discovered a vulnerability in Slocate versions up to and including 2.7 where a carefully crafted database could overflow a heap-based buffer. A local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain "slocate" group privileges and then read the entire slocate database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0848 to this issue. Users of Slocate should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain Slocate version 2.7 with the addition of a patch from Kevin Lindsay that causes slocate to drop privileges before reading a user-supplied database. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 these packages also fix a buffer overflow that affected unpatched versions of Slocate prior to 2.7. This vulnerability could also allow a local user to gain "slocate" group privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0056 to 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): 114013 - CAN-2003-0848 slocate buffer overflow 114016 - CAN-2003-0056 buffer overflow in slocate 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.ia64.rpm ppc: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.ppc.rpm s390: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.s390.rpm s390x: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.s390x.rpm x86_64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm i386: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.ia64.rpm x86_64: Available from Red Hat Network: slocate-2.7-3.x86_64.rpm 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 000070e3a0fedf15c2c54187279d92df 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm 414e2ea1442412bfd6bfb29ad0526e89 2.1AS/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm 2d2d10eff4e00938ce188fc8945b83b5 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/slocate-2.7-1.ia64.rpm 000070e3a0fedf15c2c54187279d92df 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm 2d2d10eff4e00938ce188fc8945b83b5 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/slocate-2.7-1.ia64.rpm 000070e3a0fedf15c2c54187279d92df 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm 414e2ea1442412bfd6bfb29ad0526e89 2.1ES/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm 000070e3a0fedf15c2c54187279d92df 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.src.rpm 414e2ea1442412bfd6bfb29ad0526e89 2.1WS/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-1.i386.rpm 8623c169d34a6283bf6683a36cffadaf 3AS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm 9927086e8cbb6c7d9ba18862a4b72204 3AS/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm b19fb5bb73e3e6f32f815f8fb79dfe3c 3AS/en/os/ia64/slocate-2.7-3.ia64.rpm 5fa1e30f75504729ecfcce3e45d7688e 3AS/en/os/ppc/slocate-2.7-3.ppc.rpm 1e8b49e73b0e6918f0dad9fcdf67fa05 3AS/en/os/s390/slocate-2.7-3.s390.rpm 74c2d380112d1476d847fd5b04514d3e 3AS/en/os/s390x/slocate-2.7-3.s390x.rpm 5b7b2dc0b1d3d3eab8f4a0305ea74b38 3AS/en/os/x86_64/slocate-2.7-3.x86_64.rpm 8623c169d34a6283bf6683a36cffadaf 3ES/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm 9927086e8cbb6c7d9ba18862a4b72204 3ES/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm 8623c169d34a6283bf6683a36cffadaf 3WS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-3.src.rpm 9927086e8cbb6c7d9ba18862a4b72204 3WS/en/os/i386/slocate-2.7-3.i386.rpm b19fb5bb73e3e6f32f815f8fb79dfe3c 3WS/en/os/ia64/slocate-2.7-3.ia64.rpm 5b7b2dc0b1d3d3eab8f4a0305ea74b38 3WS/en/os/x86_64/slocate-2.7-3.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://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0848 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0056 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) iD8DBQFAFWTpXlSAg2UNWIIRAjSdAJ9JBsHu53NE94ZGT/Q+kQsUwiThEwCfYeLy PuS7lF00XToUL/wN2uqY6p4= =QLdg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-list