[slackware-security] cvs (SSA:2004-161-01)
New cvs packages that have been upgraded to cvs-1.11.17 are
available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, and -current to fix various
security issues. Sites running a CVS server should upgrade to the
new CVS package right away.
More details about the issues may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0416
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0417
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0418
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0414
Here are the details from the Slackware 9.1 ChangeLog:
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Wed Jun 9 11:35:15 PDT 2004
patches/packages/cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to cvs-1.11.17.
From the cvs NEWS file:
- Thanks to Stefan Esser & Sebastian Krahmer, several
potential security problems have been fixed. The ones which were
considered dangerous enough to catalogue were assigned issue
numbers CAN-2004-0416, CAN-2004-0417, & CAN-2004-0418 by the
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Project. Please see
<http://www.cve.mitre.org>; for
more information. - A potential buffer overflow vulnerability in the server has
been fixed. This addresses the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
Project’s issue CAN-2004-0414. Please see <http://www.cve.mitre.org>; for
more information.
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
Updated package for Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/cvs-1.11.17-i386-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/cvs-1.11.17-i386-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/d/cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz
MD5 signatures:
Slackware 8.1 package:
66db824432943ba55f59a967bb873ddd cvs-1.11.17-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.0 package:
ae99eefc6ec2e86d4957839a0bbd09d6 cvs-1.11.17-i386-1.tgz
Slackware 9.1 package:
e87625033650b3cc89172931e5dd2af4 cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz
Slackware -current package:
941eb35ade93da89e622cd19e852c799 cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz
Installation instructions:
First, shut down the cvs server if you are running one.
Then, upgrade the package:
# upgradepkg cvs-1.11.17-i486-1.tgz
Finally, restart the CVS server.
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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com