From: secure@conectiva.com.br
To: conectiva-updates@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br,
linuxlist@securityportal.com, lwn@lwn.net, bugtraq@securityfocus.com,
security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
Subject: [CLA-2001:425] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - uucp
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:32:28 -0300
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
PACKAGE : uucp
SUMMARY : Local vulnerability in the uucp package
DATE : 2001-09-11 18:31:00
ID : CLA-2001:425
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, prg graficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 6.0, 7.0
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
DESCRIPTION
UUCP is a Unix to Unix transfer mechanism. It is used primarily
for remote sites to download and upload email and news files to local
machines.
zen-parse found[1] a vulnerability in the command-line argument
handling of uucp which can be exploited by a local user to obtain
uid/gid uucp.
REFERENCES
1. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/212892
SOLUTION
All users with the uucp package installed should upgrade.
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/uucp-1.06.1-21U40_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-21U40_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/uucp-1.06.1-21U40_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-21U41_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/uucp-1.06.1-21U41_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-21U41_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/uucp-1.06.1-21U42_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-21U42_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/uucp-1.06.1-23U51_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-23U51_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/i386/uucp-1.06.2-4U60_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.2-4U60_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/i386/uucp-1.06.2-6U70_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/i386/uucp-cu-1.06.2-6U70_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/i386/uucp-doc-1.06.2-6U70_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.2-6U70_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-22U50_1cl.src.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades of RPM packages:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates
(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------
subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br
unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribe@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux)
Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org
iD8DBQE7noLr42jd0JmAcZARAkvmAKDxwPClbWCbgBzyLIJCFO3EKws1cwCgt9iQ
yU7F/esl3d2BD67M5jDHc+g=
=DROK
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----