Fedora Legacy Update Advisory
Synopsis: Updated sysstat packages fix security
vulnerabilities
Advisory ID: FLSA:1372
Issue date: 2004-10-03
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: Bugfix
Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1372
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0107
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:
- iostat -x should return all partitions on the system (up to a
maximum of 1024) - sar should handle network device names with more than 8
characters properly
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:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/sysstat-4.0.3-4.legacy.src.rpm
i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/sysstat-4.0.3-4.legacy.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
SHA1 sum Package Name
–
b2d1ced29b39cd024169b173d01db6fa99327bfb
7.3/updates/i386/sysstat-4.0.3-4.legacy.i386.rpm
5bd937c2c0d643ba5a4dcab9c1f5ded2d67c9fb5
7.3/updates/SRPMS/sysstat-4.0.3-4.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:
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
Advisory ID: FLSA:1325
Issue date: 2004-10-03
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: Security
Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1325
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0973
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:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1.7.3.2.legacy.src.rpm
i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mod_python-2.7.8-1.7.3.2.legacy.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
SHA1 sum Package Name
49aa1436fc8982e616b5957554485e278d772f9b
7.3/updates/SRPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1.7.3.2.legacy.src.rpm
1cb0e3eccd14fbfb220bf26259b509ff17ed9eec
7.3/updates/i386/mod_python-2.7.8-1.7.3.2.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:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-063.html
http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2003-November/014532.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
Advisory ID: FLSA:1324
Issue date: 2004-10-04
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: Security
Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=3D1324
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0110
1. Topic:
[Updated 4th October 2004]
The packages contained in the original release of this advisory
were missing python 2.2 support. These updated packages restore the
missing functionality.
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:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/libxml2-2.4.19-6.legacy.src.rpm
i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-2.4.19-6.legacy.src.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-python-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-devel-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm
7. Verification:
SHA1 sum Package Name
41e9e0daaf643f9d3ec96cbba7b050a397d1907e
7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm
130e6e03b76891959e58a3ddd56bc99777d76981
7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-devel-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm
42087ae0d2e5ee16c4ecf32478991d96ce0500cb
7.3/updates/i386/libxml2-python-2.4.19-6.legacy.i386.rpm
8a1d844bfb9494c00bd4a6dd2d95a0829daf9f42
7.3/updates/SRPMS/libxml2-2.4.19-6.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:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCAN-2004-0110
https://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-watch-list/2004-February/msg00007.html
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/xml/2004-February/msg00070.html
9. Contact:
The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>.
More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org