Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:17:31 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@linux-mandrake.com
To: Linux Mandrake Security Announcements
security-announce@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2001:018 – kdesu update
Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory
Package name: kdesu Date: January 31st, 2001 Advisory ID: MDKSA-2001:018 Affected versions: 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1
Problem Description:
A problem exists with the kdesu program for KDE versions 1 and
2. kdesu is a frontend for the su program, allowing normal users to
run programs with root privileges by prompting for the root
password. When the “keep password” option is enabled, kdesu tries
to send the password across process boundaries to kdesud via a UNIX
socket. During this, it does not verify the identity of the
listener on the other end, which can allow attackers to obtain the
root password.
As of Linux-Mandrake 7.2, the kdesu program is a part of the
kdebase package, and libraries for kdesu are found in the kdelibs
package.
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 6.1:
a7482a9e4d5b89dcb801d5c671c13b83
6.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.97-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
30957c340c1b20e59b26c29c69f5a71f
6.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.97-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
49ffd005d4811c68a93d54f26b3ccdf0
7.0/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
b3b0747b296722ca7bc4fb27c10c3233
7.0/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623
7.0/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
eb3fcd71986bed9fddacd5ade109d06f
7.1/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
30064c64a3ec9a217856600ab035ce59
7.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623
7.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
a18c6c5bd7c423515ed7773ab03d2c43
7.2/RPMS/kdebase-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm
3a078b0c56368c465e4015a12203200c
7.2/RPMS/kdebase-devel-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm
f5d129d8bde46e3750fa353c63edfcbc
7.2/RPMS/kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
1768c992dffa54bee6a0adfff86db892
7.2/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
623f54f19268161b513ef6f866bdbfd7
7.2/SRPMS/kdebase-2.0.1-1mdk.src.rpm
b15832a3a8830a5e477d150a2f10da07
7.2/SRPMS/kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 1.0.1:
eb3fcd71986bed9fddacd5ade109d06f
1.0.1/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
30064c64a3ec9a217856600ab035ce59
1.0.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623
1.0.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
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/
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