SOT Linux Security Advisory
Subject: Updated slocate package for SOT Linux 2003
Advisory ID: SLSA-2004:2
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2004
Product: SOT Linux 2003
1. Problem description
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate, designed to
find files on a system via a central database.
A vulnerability has been found in Slocate versions up to and
including 2.7 where a carefully crafted database could overflow a
heap-based buffer. A local user could exploit this vulnerability to
gain “slocate” group privileges and then read the entire slocate
database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org/) has assigned
the name CAN-2003-0848 to this issue.
These packages also fix a buffer overflow that affected
unpatched versions of Slocate prior to 2.7. This vulnerability
could also allow a local user to gain “slocate” group privileges.
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org/) has assigned the name
CAN-2003-0056 to this issue.
Users of slocate should update to these update packages, which
contain a backported security patch that corrects this issue.
2. Updated packages
SOT Linux 2003 Desktop:
i386:
ftp://ftp.sot.com/updates/2003/Desktop/i386/slocate-2.7-4.i386.rpm
SRPMS:
ftp://ftp.sot.com/updates/2003/Desktop/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-4.src.rpm
SOT Linux 2003 Server:
i386:
ftp://ftp.sot.com/updates/2003/Server/i386/slocate-2.7-4.i386.rpm
SRPMS:
ftp://ftp.sot.com/updates/2003/Server/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-4.src.rpm
3. Upgrading package
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
Use up2date to automatically upgrade the fixed packages.
If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package
from the SOT Linux FTP site (use the links above) or from one of
our mirrors. The list of mirrors can be obtained at www.sot.com/en/linux
Update the package with the following command: rpm -Uvh
<filename>
4. Verification
All packages are PGP signed by SOT for security.
You can verify each package with the following command: rpm
–checksig <filename>
If you wish to verify the integrity of the downloaded package,
run “md5sum <filename>” and compare the output with data
given below.
Package Name MD5 sum
/Desktop/i386/slocate-2.7-4.i386.rpm
ab1de933b0cd2f88807bbe5f72ce5fe4
/Desktop/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-4.src.rpm
421173305f96dda9363616e3a87a4021
/Server/i386/slocate-2.7-4.i386.rpm
ab1de933b0cd2f88807bbe5f72ce5fe4
/Server/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-4.src.rpm
421173305f96dda9363616e3a87a4021
5. References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0848
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0056
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