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Fedora Legacy Advisories: sysstat, mod_python, libxml2Oct 05, 2004, 16:44 (0 Talkback[s])Fedora Legacy Update Advisory Synopsis: Updated sysstat packages fix security
vulnerabilities 1. Topic: Updated sysstat packages that fix various bugs and a minor security issue are now available. Sysstat is a tool for gathering system statistics.=20 2. Relevent releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386 3. Problem description: A bug was found in the Red Hat sysstat package post and trigger scripts, which used insecure temporary file names. A local attacker could overwrite system files using carefully-crafted symbolic links in the /tmp directory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org/) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0107 to this issue. Other issues addressed in this advisory include:
Users of sysstat should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain patches to correct these issues. 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 yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue: yum update or to use apt: apt-get update; apt-get upgrade This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to configure yum and apt-get. 5. Bug IDs fixed: http://bugzilla.fedora.us - bug #1372 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 7.3: SRPM: i386: 7. Verification: SHA1 sum Package Name - b2d1ced29b39cd024169b173d01db6fa99327bfb
7.3/updates/i386/sysstat-4.0.3-4.legacy.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy org/about/security.php 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 sha1sum with the following command: sha1sum <filename> 8. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCAN-2004-0107 9. Contact: The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org Fedora Legacy Update Advisory Synopsis: Updated mod_python resolves security vulnerability 1. Topic: Updated mod_python packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available. mod_python embeds the Python language interpreter within the Apache httpd server. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386 3. Problem description: A bug has been found in mod_python versions 3.0.3 and earlier that can lead to a denial of service vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org/) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0973 to this issue. mod_python users are advised to upgrade to these errata packages, which contain a backported patch that corrects this bug. 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 yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue: yum update or to use apt: apt-get update; apt-get upgrade This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www.fedoralegacy.org/docs/ for directions on how to configure yum and apt-get. 5. Bug IDs fixed: http://bugzilla.fedora.us - 1325 - mod_python: denial of service vulnerability. 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 7.3: SRPM: i386: 7. Verification: SHA1 sum Package Name 49aa1436fc8982e616b5957554485e278d772f9b
7.3/updates/SRPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1.7.3.2.legacy.src.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy org/about/security.php 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 sha1sum with the following command: sha1sum <filename> 8. References: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-063.html 9. Contact: The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org Fedora Legacy Update Advisory Synopsis: Updated libxml2 resolves security vulnerability 1. Topic: [Updated 4th October 2004] Updated libxml2 packages that fix an overflow when parsing remote resources are now available. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386 3. Problem description: libxml2 is a library for manipulating XML files. Yuuichi Teranishi discovered a flaw in libxml2 versions prior to 2.6.6. When fetching a remote resource via FTP or HTTP, libxml2 uses special parsing routines. These routines can overflow a buffer if passed a very long URL. If an attacker is able to find an application using libxml2 that parses remote resources and allows them to influence the URL, then this flaw could be used to execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org/) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0110 to this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix and are not vulnerable to this issue. Fedora Legacy would like to thank Johnny Strom for reporting 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 yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue: yum update or to use apt: apt-get update; apt-get upgrade This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to configure yum and apt-get. 5. Bug IDs fixed: http://bugzilla.fedora.us - 1324 - libxml2: an overflow when parsing remote resources. 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 7.3: SRPM: i386: 7. Verification: SHA1 sum Package Name 41e9e0daaf643f9d3ec96cbba7b050a397d1907e
7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy org/about/security.php 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 sha1sum with the following command: sha1sum <filename> 8. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCAN-2004-0110 9. Contact: The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org
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