> > ===8<==============Original message text=============== > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory > > Synopsis: Setuid bits are removed on dump to prevent exploit > Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:100-02 > Issue date: 2000-11-01 > Updated on: 2000-11-02 > Product: Red Hat Linux > Keywords: setuid dump root exploit > Cross references: N/A > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 1. Topic: > > The Red Hat 7.0 dump is being released for Red Hat 6.x and Red Hat 5.x > in order to remove root setuid bits to prevent a known dump > exploit (#20111). > > The new dump packages also include a fix for a buffer overflow (#9899) > > 2. Relevant releases/architectures: > > Red Hat Linux 5.2 - i386, alpha, sparc > Red Hat Linux 6.2 - i386, alpha, sparc > Red Hat Linux 6.2EE - i386, alpha, sparc > > 3. Problem description: > > Dump can be used to gain root access. > > 4. Solution: > > For each RPM for your particular architecture, run: > > rpm -Fvh [filename] > > where filename is the name of the RPM. > > 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info): > > 9899 - Linux dump buffer overflow > 20111 - RH6.2 dump SUID exploit (via RSH env. var) > > > 6. RPMs required: > > Red Hat Linux 5.2: > > alpha: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > > sparc: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > > i386: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > > sources: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/SRPMS/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.src.rpm > > Red Hat Linux 6.2: > > alpha: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > > sparc: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > > i386: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > > sources: > ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.src.rpm > > 7. Verification: > > MD5 sum Package Name > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 710a477813de5924b5aaca8ded33c3b2 5.2/SRPMS/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.src.rpm > 496fcf5455218b085ee987c5148cb218 5.2/alpha/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > c8bec9ba7d4e8eb4bed2de555c6261a8 5.2/alpha/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > 17b1956371260c4c7c86aa7e7098b70a 5.2/alpha/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.alpha.rpm > 3d7179c1541163652d42a0f3eba402c2 5.2/i386/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > 6ab9db49bf706b7228d952d7dffafd6a 5.2/i386/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > 3ca02060c0d8c5b2bfab68c9154ca65e 5.2/i386/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.i386.rpm > 80d7226a19922ddbb921c7cc619d68df 5.2/sparc/dump-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > aedd02e6ebfc7703713ec34930b5cfd5 5.2/sparc/dump-static-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > aaeaf1e04013e62e311f5fb7ccf4b6df 5.2/sparc/rmt-0.4b19-5.5x.sparc.rpm > 48225b01757f79eecd50e20cc3746017 6.2/SRPMS/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.src.rpm > 339d7bdc63a154a08ac05b2d59be299f 6.2/alpha/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > aa4eb8d7e446cdbaf10cec1d6beb2ea8 6.2/alpha/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > d70e961e5ce712df4b671fe7fa53cf0f 6.2/alpha/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.alpha.rpm > 62d35595f6b11c7a478d2f3608ebb8b3 6.2/i386/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > 86a7cd33b8c870f01a4fe3fc500a6af1 6.2/i386/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > 6f1831d60345791448f94f7e8276a47e 6.2/i386/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.i386.rpm > f907fe91725a340c07f44d381eb4da70 6.2/sparc/dump-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > daaf188d21fdfe8141f4e0dcfc8fa51e 6.2/sparc/dump-static-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > 930c7a447f5c197a73e619789a8ae18a 6.2/sparc/rmt-0.4b19-5.6x.sparc.rpm > > These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key > is available at: > http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html > > You can verify each package with the following command: > rpm --checksig <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: > rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename> > > 8. References: > > N/A > > > Copyright(c) 2000 Red Hat, Inc. > > ===8<===========End of original message text=========== > > > > Best regards, > Viktor Tulush, Network Administrator, Technical University of Moldova > tel (3732)248097(work),(373) 544859(home), e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ---- > Brought to you by <sympad> net > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe moldova-unix" in the body of the message > --- Send e-mail to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' with 'unsubscribe rlug' to unsubscribe from this list.
