Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
| Package name: | stunnel |
| Advisory ID: | MDKSA-2003:108 |
| Date: | November 25th, 2003 |
| Affected versions: | 9.0, Corporate Server 2.1 |
Problem Description:
A vulnerability was discovered in stunnel versions 3.24 and
earlier, as well as 4.00, by Steve Grubb. It was found that stunnel
leaks a critical file descriptor that can be used to hijack
stunnel’s services.
All users are encouraged to upgrade to these packages. Note that
the version of stunnel provided with Mandrake Linux 9.1 and above
is not vulnerable to this problem.
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0740
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=106260760211958&w=2
Updated Packages:
Corporate Server 2.1:
77c752f98e0685dd677656e56b6a931c
corporate/2.1/RPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm
45596e6e50ed995cf4b18f9bd7366828
corporate/2.1/SRPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.C21mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64:
f080fa4956c146a3e40dc05ae6dbefe8
x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
45596e6e50ed995cf4b18f9bd7366828
x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.C21mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 9.0:
6b3eec02f63aa0d7aa64fe79b62e3020
9.0/RPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.90mdk.i586.rpm
14afcc8f0257338107bc60e33919a465
9.0/SRPMS/stunnel-3.26-1.1.90mdk.src.rpm
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The
verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed
automatically for you.
A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can
obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team by
executing:
gpg –recv-keys –keyserver www.mandrakesecure.net
0x22458A98
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours
to update.
You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/
MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services
that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be
obtained by visiting:
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_linux-mandrake.com
| Type | Bits/KeyID | Date | User ID |
| pub | 1024D/22458A98 | 2000-07-10 | Linux Mandrake Security Team <security linux-mandrake.com> |