Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: joe update

Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2001 15:04:13 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@LINUX-MANDRAKE.COM
To: BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS.COM
Subject: MDKSA-2001:026 – joe update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           joe
Date:                   March 6th, 2001
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2001:026

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1

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Problem Description:

The joe text editor looks for configuration files in the current
working directory, the user’s home directory, and finally in
/etc/joe. A malicious user could create their own .joerc
configuration file and attempt to get other users to use it. If
this were to happen, the user could potentially execute malicious
commands with their own user ID and privileges. This update removes
joe’s ability to use a .joerc configuration file in the current
working directory.

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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:
56d2f6a0631af8bd0e1277ff9ac61c79
6.0/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.i586.rpm
43b6715da08c931174df9bdca65c5bd2
6.0/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
8d580b730449cd83cd3140ed5e85b711
6.1/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.i586.rpm
43b6715da08c931174df9bdca65c5bd2
6.1/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
96713b9dbd1d08045de30a5d3325e0e1
7.0/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.i586.rpm
43b6715da08c931174df9bdca65c5bd2
7.0/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.6mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
633c0600124591eb3a0d9f1299709b18
7.1/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.5mdk.i586.rpm
10fa82ea14185c6df59c2eb282b628ff
7.1/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.5mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
35c4075c50bf84dde42573f20f549772
7.2/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.4mdk.i586.rpm
c6ff0ce8ad7365cfd2795c178b5e5f01
7.2/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.4mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1:
633c0600124591eb3a0d9f1299709b18
1.0.1/RPMS/joe-2.8-21.5mdk.i586.rpm
10fa82ea14185c6df59c2eb282b628ff
1.0.1/SRPMS/joe-2.8-21.5mdk.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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