Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: emacs update

Jan 02, 2001, 20:43 (0 Talkback[s])

Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 14:52:05 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: MDKSA-2000:088 - emacs update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           emacs
Date:                   December 31st, 2000
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2000:088

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0

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Problem Description:

A vulnerability exists in Emacs 20.6 and prior that allows any user on a multiuser system to eavesdrop on, or forge responses to, an Emacs client. The vulnerability stems from Emacs' failure to properly set permissions for slave PTY devices.

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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:
9d53a902aaf0b2ab69927d15a9933acd 6.0/RPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
e8ae9cbfd3b9bd96bee524f52359d1f3 6.0/RPMS/emacs-el-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
83c830ac5467f611237ba5e183eebb56 6.0/RPMS/emacs-leim-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
a2f5b39d8ee04e4ac664989dacdff5e4 6.0/RPMS/emacs-nox-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
3c2664f80ccaeb7e85a89fc3920c5887 6.0/RPMS/emacs-X11-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
710a849a5fa9b52a8c30ed0a86705d9e 6.0/SRPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
4fb0c48430873347a71fae4fbac39d48 6.1/RPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
eb1ec6fcef2703ba8ed825a97f8233b2 6.1/RPMS/emacs-el-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
dae51c47102cb3526654d2064d5ab860 6.1/RPMS/emacs-leim-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
d6932030d2a37e757e7194626e89941c 6.1/RPMS/emacs-nox-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
18cf4174338d31d07fe88dd9ae5618da 6.1/RPMS/emacs-X11-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
710a849a5fa9b52a8c30ed0a86705d9e 6.1/SRPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
2e2f0f630c492ceeec64d176c3c71c4a 7.0/RPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
e9c5cb445f863d6a2393e67c8bdecc4d 7.0/RPMS/emacs-el-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
c0d94ad3a670e28b833619283f0d0826 7.0/RPMS/emacs-leim-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
69750c8e1373e7837910bd2edac24aea 7.0/RPMS/emacs-nox-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
537601d9abb483f28050695e7cae7010 7.0/RPMS/emacs-X11-20.6-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
710a849a5fa9b52a8c30ed0a86705d9e 7.0/SRPMS/emacs-20.6-8.1mdk.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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