Turbolinux Security Announcement: pmake-2.1.35beta-2
May 26, 2001, 01:09 (0 Talkback[s])
Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 14:07:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: TurboLinux Security Team <security@www1.turbolinux.com>
Subject: [TL-Security-Announce] TLSA2001024 pmake-2.1.35beta-2
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Turbolinux Security Announcement
Package: pmake
Vulnerable Packages: All Turbolinux versions previous to 2.1.35beta-2
Date: 05/24/2001 5:00 PDT
Affected Turbolinux platforms: TL 6.1 Workstation,
All Turbolinux versions
6.0.5 and earlier
Turbolinux Advisory ID#: TLSA2001024
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A security hole has been discovered in the package pmake. Please update
the packages in your installation as soon as possible.
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1. Problem Summary
In the Turbolinux platforms referenced above, the pmake binary is installed
setuid root.
2. Impact
A local user could run pmake with root privileges. This could lead to a possibility
of an attacker exploiting vulnerabilities in other programs that pmake uses.
3. Solution
Update the packages from our ftp server by running the following
command:
rpm -Uvh ftp_path_to_filename
Where ftp_path_to_filename is the following:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/pmake-2.1.35beta-2.i386.rpm
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/pmake-customs-2.1.35beta-2.i386.rpm
The source RPM can be downloaded here:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/pmake-2.1.35beta-2.src.rpm
**Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
and install the SRPM. Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
THE SECURITY HOLE.
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In order for pmake to run properly, be sure to do the following:
-Open up a terminal prompt and login as "root".
-Go to /usr/lib/rpm and open the file called "macros".
-Look for the directive called "%_mandir". Its current setting is:
%{_prefix}/man
Change it so that it reads:
%{_prefix}/share/man
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Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:
MD5 sum Package Name
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06872bdb7868177cdf04169814a25f02 pmake-2.1.35beta-2.i386.rpm
c583682c3f2b3bd3d7854580b0e758e5 pmake-customs-2.1.35beta-2.i386.rpm
4cc72823376566879442057beb25cb33 pmake-2.1.35beta-2.src.rpm
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These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey.asc
To verify a package, use the following command:
rpm --checksig name_of_rpm
To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:
md5sum name_of_rpm
**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.
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You can find more updates on our ftp server:
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/
for TL6.x Workstation and Server security updates
Our webpage for security announcements:
http://www.turbolinux.com/security
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:
security@turbolinux.com
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