Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated sysstat packages fix security
vulnerabilities
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:093-01
Issue date: 2004-03-10
Updated on: 2004-03-10
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords:
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0107
1. Topic:
Updated sysstat packages that fix various bugs and a minor
security issue are now available.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 9 – i386
3. Problem description:
Sysstat is a tool for gathering system statistics.
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 Red Hat
Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To
use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the
following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the
appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date
client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date
is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded
directly from the RHN website:
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
5. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 9:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/sysstat-4.0.7-4.rhl9.1.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/sysstat-4.0.7-4.rhl9.1.i386.rpm
6. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
53b2bdd79619a4407478ef9cae8fdd22
9/en/os/SRPMS/sysstat-4.0.7-4.rhl9.1.src.rpm
3cc21e61f4aec6c820dc496cb476f834
9/en/os/i386/sysstat-4.0.7-4.rhl9.1.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key
is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
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 md5sum with the
following command:
md5sum <filename>
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0107
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More
contact details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated gdk-pixbuf packages fix denial of service
vulnerability
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:102-01
Issue date: 2004-03-10
Updated on: 2004-03-10
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: DoS
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0111
1. Topic:
Updated gdk-pixbuf packages that fix a denial of service
vulnerability that could affect applications such as Evolution are
now available.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 9 – i386
3. Problem description:
The gdk-pixbuf package contains an image loading library used
with the GNOME GUI desktop environment. In Red Hat Linux 9 this
library is used by applications, such as Evolution, to load
images.
Thomas Kristensen discovered a bitmap file that would cause the
Evolution mail reader to crash. This issue was caused by a flaw
that affects versions of the gdk-pixbuf package prior to 0.20. To
exploit this flaw, a remote attacker could send (via email) a
carefully-crafted BMP file, which would cause Evolution to crash.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org/) has assigned the name
CAN-2004-0111 to this issue.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages
containing gdk-pixbuf version 0.22, which is not vulnerable to 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 Red Hat
Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To
use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the
following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the
appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date
client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date
is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded
directly from the RHN website:
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
5. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 9:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-6.1.0.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-devel-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
6. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
df19bd665aba2b00d36ced57aa4d6ffe
9/en/os/SRPMS/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-6.1.0.src.rpm
4b0dd19751fc5fdd00222e556af8bc02
9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
73781fffcb9cb8109d0391454d821ecf
9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-devel-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
38fe3fce4d19ea79df588f62182d3e26
9/en/os/i386/gdk-pixbuf-gnome-0.22.0-6.1.0.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key
is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
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 md5sum with the
following command:
md5sum <filename>
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0111
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More
contact details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated kdelibs packages resolve cookie security
issue
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:075-01
Issue date: 2004-03-10
Updated on: 2004-03-10
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords:
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
CVE Names: CAN-2003-0592
1. Topic:
Updated kdelibs packages that fix a flaw in cookie path handling
are now available.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 9 – i386
3. Problem description:
Konqueror is a file manager and Web browser for the K Desktop
Environment (KDE).
Flaws have been found in the cookie path handling between a
number of Web browsers and servers. The HTTP cookie standard allows
a Web server supplying a cookie to a client to specify a subset of
URLs on the origin server to which the cookie applies. Web servers
such as Apache do not filter returned cookies and assume that the
client will only send back cookies for requests that fall within
the server-supplied subset of URLs. However, by supplying URLs that
use path traversal (/../) and character encoding, it is possible to
fool many browsers into sending a cookie to a path outside of the
originally-specified subset.
KDE version 3.1.3 and later include a patch to Konquerer that
disables the sending of cookies to the server if the URL contains
such encoded traversals. Red Hat Linux 9 shipped with KDE 3.1 and
is therefore vulnerable to this issue.
Users of Konquerer are advised to upgrade to these erratum
packages, which contain a backported patch for 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 Red Hat
Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To
use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the
following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the
appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.
If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date
client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date
is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded
directly from the RHN website:
https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt
5. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 9:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-13.src.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kdelibs-3.1-13.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/9/en/os/i386/kdelibs-devel-3.1-13.i386.rpm
6. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
c6160cfd6b412cd60c8a55abfdeac022
9/en/os/SRPMS/kdelibs-3.1-13.src.rpm
b54a0acde508064c10e87eb735b95543
9/en/os/i386/kdelibs-3.1-13.i386.rpm
dfee8cfc2b14117fb3d00908198849f3
9/en/os/i386/kdelibs-devel-3.1-13.i386.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key
is available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
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 md5sum with the
following command:
md5sum <filename>
7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0592
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More
contact details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.