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TurboLinux Security Announcement: gnupg, gtk+, tcpdump

From: TurboLinux Security Team <security@www1.turbolinux.com>
Subject: [TL-Security-Announce] TLSA2001028 gnupg-1.0.6-1
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 13:25:48 -0700 (PDT)



_________________________________________________________________________

                     Turbolinux Security Announcement

        Package: gnupg
        Vulnerable Packages: All Turbolinux versions previous to 1.0.6-1
        Date: 06/06/2001 5:00 PDT

        Affected Turbolinux platforms:  TL 6.5 Server,
                                        TL 6.1 Workstation,
                                        All Turbolinux versions
                                        6.0.5 and earlier

        Turbolinux Advisory ID#:  TLSA2001028

   References: http://www.i.cz/en/onas/tisk4.html

https://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2001-05-30-015-20-SC-PD

_________________________________________________________________________

Security holes have been discovered in the package gnupg, the GPG encryp-
tion program.  Please update this package in your installation as soon as 
possible.
_________________________________________________________________________

1. Problem Summary

   a. Format String Vulnerability
   
        An indirect invocation of the function vfprintf() does not pass
      the argument "%s" as the first argument.  This allows for a filename
      to use format strings and may allow a user with malicious intent to
      invoke shell commands with the current user's privileges.

   b. Private Key Retrieval Vulnerability

        It has been determined that there are insufficient measures taken
      in protecting a user's secret key.  If an attacker has write access
      to a user's private key file, and is able to capture a message that
      is signed with that private key, he will be able to decipher the
      user's private key.  Note that this is done even without knowledge
      of the user's secret passphrase.
  
2. Solution

  Update the package from our ftp server by running the following command:

  rpm -Uvh ftp_path_to_filename

  Where ftp_path_to_filename is the following:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/gnupg-1.0.6-1.i386.rpm

  The source RPM can be downloaded here:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/gnupg-1.0.6-1.src.rpm

  **Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
  and install the SRPM.  Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
  THE SECURITY HOLE.

 Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:

  MD5 sum                               Package Name
_________________________________________________________________________

  a336358f776e0dbbb9f495693386a193     gnupg-1.0.6-1.i386.rpm
  bb873783b676249cbf22a09b5bc56f4d     gnupg-1.0.6-1.src.rpm
_________________________________________________________________________

These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:

 http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey.asc

To verify a package, use the following command:

 rpm --checksig name_of_rpm

To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:

 md5sum name_of_rpm

**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.

_________________________________________________________________________

You can find more updates on our ftp server:

   ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/ 
   for TL6.x Workstation and Server security updates
  
Our webpage for security announcements:

   http://www.turbolinux.com/security

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:

   security@turbolinux.com
_________________________________________________________________________

Subscribe to the Turbolinux Security Mailing lists:

  TL-security - A moderated list for discussing security issues
                Turbolinux products.
  Subscribe at http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security

  TL-security-announce - An announce-only mailing list for security
                         updates and alerts.

  Subscribe at:

      http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security-announce





From: TurboLinux Security Team <security@www1.turbolinux.com>
Subject: [TL-Security-Announce] TLSA2001026 gtk+-1.2.8-10
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 19:06:22 -0700 (PDT)


_________________________________________________________________________

                     Turbolinux Security Announcement

        Package: gtk+
        Vulnerable Packages: All Turbolinux versions previous to 1.2.8-6
        Date: 06/06/2001 5:00 PDT

        Affected Turbolinux platforms:  TL 6.1 Workstation,
                                        All Turbolinux versions
                                        6.0.5 and earlier

        Turbolinux Advisory ID#:  TLSA2001026

   References: http://www.securityfocus.com/vdb/bottom.html?vid=2165

_________________________________________________________________________

A security hole has been discovered in the package gtk+.  Please update
this package in your installation as soon as possible.
_________________________________________________________________________

1. Problem Summary
   
       The environment variable GTK_MODULES allows a local user to enter a 
   directory path to a module that may not be associated with the GTK+ tool-
   kit.  Hence, an attacker can create a custom module and load it using 
   the toolkit.

2. Impact

       An attacker can elevate his privileges, overwrite system files and 
   execute potentially harmful code.
   
  
3. Solution

  Update the package from our ftp server by running the following command:

      rpm -Uvh ftp_path_to_filename

  Where ftp_path_to_filename is the following:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/gtk+-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm
ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/gtk+-devel-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm

  The source RPM can be downloaded here:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/gtk+-1.2.8-10.src.rpm

  **Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
  and install the SRPM.  Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
  THE SECURITY HOLE.

          In order to rebuild the gtk+ binaries from the SRPM, be sure
  you have XFree86-devel, glib(v1.2.8 or greater), and glib-devel(v1.2.8
  or greater) installed on your system.

 Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:

  MD5 sum                               Package Name
_________________________________________________________________________

  b0c2d5dc77ba3ecb3cd2d9d11848acd9      gtk+-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm
  9bdc5579224c5cbe0ed139d0db39279c      gtk+-devel-1.2.8-10.i386.rpm
  eb8464e01901535828848c5ea66f5c65      gtk+-1.2.8-10.src.rpm
_________________________________________________________________________

These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:

 http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey.asc

To verify a package, use the following command:

 rpm --checksig name_of_rpm

To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:

 md5sum name_of_rpm

**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.

_________________________________________________________________________

You can find more updates on our ftp server:

   ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/ 
   for TL6.x Workstation and Server security updates
  
Our webpage for security announcements:

   http://www.turbolinux.com/security

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:

   security@turbolinux.com
_________________________________________________________________________

Subscribe to the Turbolinux Security Mailing lists:

  TL-security - A moderated list for discussing security issues
                Turbolinux products.
  Subscribe at http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security

  TL-security-announce - An announce-only mailing list for security
                         updates and alerts.

  Subscribe at:

      http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security-announce






From: TurboLinux Security Team <security@www1.turbolinux.com>
Subject: [TL-Security-Announce] TLSA2001027 tcpdump-3.62-1
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 19:55:11 -0700 (PDT)



_________________________________________________________________________

                     Turbolinux Security Announcement

        Package: tcpdump
        Vulnerable Packages: All Turbolinux versions previous to 3.6.2-1
        Date: 06/06/2001 5:00 PDT

        Affected Turbolinux platforms:  TL 6.1 Workstation,
                                        All Turbolinux versions
                                        6.0.5 and earlier

        Turbolinux Advisory ID#:  TLSA2001027

   References: http://www.tcpdump.org/tcpdump-changes.txt
               http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-015.shtml
_________________________________________________________________________

A security hole has been discovered in the package tcpdump.  Please update
this package in your installation as soon as possible.
_________________________________________________________________________

1. Problem Summary
   
        Remote buffer overflows were discovered that would enable a remote
   attack of a local tcpdump process.  Intrusion detection using tcpdump
   would be rendered useless since the attack stops all network activity
   on the system.  This update also addresses the vulnerability in the
   decoding of AFS ACL packets, allowing a remote attacker to run arbitrary 
   code on the local system as user root.
  
2. Solution

  Update the package from our ftp server by running the following command:

  rpm -Uvh ftp_path_to_filename

  Where ftp_path_to_filename is the following:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/tcpdump-3.6.2-1.i386.rpm

  The source RPM can be downloaded here:

ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/tcpdump-3.6.2-1.src.rpm

  **Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
  and install the SRPM.  Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
  THE SECURITY HOLE.

 Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:

  MD5 sum                               Package Name
_________________________________________________________________________

  c6003e7b6a614b5569ab4466950b45fd      tcpdump-3.6.2-1.i386.rpm
  8a471ef05ee45b9964390c1807b61ad3      tcpdump-3.6.2-1.src.rpm
_________________________________________________________________________

These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:

 http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey.asc

To verify a package, use the following command:

 rpm --checksig name_of_rpm

To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:

 md5sum name_of_rpm

**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.

_________________________________________________________________________

You can find more updates on our ftp server:

   ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/ 
   for TL6.x Workstation and Server security updates
  
Our webpage for security announcements:

   http://www.turbolinux.com/security

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:

   security@turbolinux.com
_________________________________________________________________________

Subscribe to the Turbolinux Security Mailing lists:

  TL-security - A moderated list for discussing security issues
                Turbolinux products.
  Subscribe at http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security

  TL-security-announce - An announce-only mailing list for security
                         updates and alerts.

  Subscribe at:

      http://www.turbolinux.com/mailman/listinfo/tl-security-announce



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