Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: mc update

Dec 14, 2000, 09:30 (0 Talkback[s])

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 17:58:30 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: MDKSA-2000:078 - mc update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory
                                

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Package name:           mc
Date:                   December 12th, 2000
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2000:078

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

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Problem Description:

A problem was found in the cons.saver program by Maurycy Prodeus. The cons.saver program is a screensaver for the console that is included in the mc package. cons.saver does not check if it is started with a valid stdout, which combined with a bug in its check to see if its argument is a tty (it forgets to close the file-descriptor after opening the supposed tty), causes it to write a NULL character to the file given as its parameter.

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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:
rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.

Linux-Mandrake 6.0:
94010e30a55d46c43ffb8eb4c144e841 6.0/RPMS/gmc-4.5.31-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
857a95b5a7a67d17383f04d62637419c 6.0/RPMS/mc-4.5.31-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
c5155c5d96f43b3d375125559cc0835b 6.0/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.31-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
decb6ae6ec46dd233371964a97cb3b5e 6.0/SRPMS/mc-4.5.31-14.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
625fb8e2d9884baf59bcac7c0b4afe05 6.1/RPMS/gmc-4.5.38-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
50e6d123863c34c76a3d80ad1b27f62c 6.1/RPMS/mc-4.5.38-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
a46cb9edbfe386fe2b7e8a392474a2a5 6.1/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.38-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
f907d6478e1a7ee5d32642cde963e36b 6.1/SRPMS/mc-4.5.38-4.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
06972a05b8f99dd061c22668991605b8 7.0/RPMS/gmc-4.5.42-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
5229a4d9160a31d7b0dd16cae1ec7693 7.0/RPMS/mc-4.5.42-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
f0b17a560945282fc7b6b231c174e412 7.0/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.42-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
cf99db53a76a843981d8a82f88cb6e36 7.0/SRPMS/mc-4.5.42-4.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
df6d86941694f835fa603d55f69ce4a1 7.1/RPMS/gmc-4.5.46-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
5c7037a236f59f481aa2380e696e75b7 7.1/RPMS/mc-4.5.46-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
43410adf76898c2ef9040390312aa898 7.1/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.46-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
7e03a291a33ca3633e634e28286f44b3 7.1/SRPMS/mc-4.5.46-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
8c8889a0a630d27b36a4f665735f10ac 7.2/RPMS/gmc-4.5.51-7.1mdk.i586.rpm
a48455c265d3d439a7d8e038a1f6bf9f 7.2/RPMS/mc-4.5.51-7.1mdk.i586.rpm
a2461debb989236e2a95fb46cf1a80a5 7.2/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.51-7.1mdk.i586.rpm
5baf51bf39d6e539ed4a3ac36e563cc5 7.2/SRPMS/mc-4.5.51-7.1mdk.src.rpm

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To upgrade automatically, use <<MandrakeUpdate>>.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and uprade with "rpm -Uvh package_name".

You can download the updates directly from:
ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates
ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake/updates

Or try one of the other mirrors listed at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory. For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for Linux-Mandrake 7.1, look for it in "updates/7.1/RPMS/". Updated source RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update, so if you want an immediate upgrade, please use one of the two above-listed mirrors.

You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com

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