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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 21:35:33 -0600 From: sillyhead <cdale@HOME.ISOLNET.COM> Subject: Re: XFree86 3.3.3 on RedHat 5.2. Why is RedHat waiting?? To: BUGTRAQ@NETSPACE.ORG Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 20:19:20 -0500 (EST) From: Cristian Gafton <gafton@redhat.com> Reply-To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com To: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com Subject: SECURITY: New XFree86 packages available Resent-Date: 31 Mar 1999 01:35:38 -0000 Resent-From: redhat-watch-list@redhat.com Resent-cc: recipient list not shown: ; -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Security vulnerabilities have been identified in the XFree86 packages that ship with Red Hat Linux. This security problem can allow local users to get write access to directories that they are otherwise not able to write to. Red Hat would like to thank the members of the BUGTRAQ mailing list, the members of the Linux Security Audit team, and others. All users of Red Hat Linux are encouraged to upgrade to the new packages immediately. As always, these packages have been signed with the Red Hat PGP key. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: - -------------------------- X Windows is a large and complex package, so the upgrade procedure is somewhat more lengthy and involved than for other packages. Please make sure you carefully follow the instructions pertaining to your particular release and platform of Red Hat Linux. Red Hat Linux 5.x: - ------------------ In some circumstances, you may be required to add --force and/or --nodeps to the rpm command line options to insure a proper upgrade. Add these options if the command line given gives an error. Intel: All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/i386/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.1.i386.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. Alpha: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.1.alpha.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/alpha/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.1.alpha.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. SPARC: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc. 1. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which frame buffer your SPARC has. Get the server which matches your card. 2. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-1.1.sparc.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/sparc/XFree86-3.3.3.1-1.1.sparc.rpm 3. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. 4. If a link named /etc/X11/X does not exist, pointing at the proper X server that you use (for instance, /usr/X11R6/bin/Xsun), create it now. Red Hat Linux 4.2: - ------------------ In some circumstances, you may be required to add --force and/or --nodeps to the rpm command line options to insure a proper upgrade. Add these options if the command line given gives an error. Intel: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.i386.rpm 2. Make sure you have the latest Xconfigurator installed: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/Xconfigurator-2.6.1-1.i386.rpm 3. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 4. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.1.i386.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/i386/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.1.i386.rpm 5. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. Alpha: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.alpha.rpm 2. Make sure you have the latest Xconfigurator installed: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/Xconfigurator-2.6.1-1.alpha.rpm 3. Upgrade your X server. The package you need is dependent on which video card you have. Get the server which matches your card. 4. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.1.alpha.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/alpha/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.1.alpha.rpm 5. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. SPARC: - ------ All updates can be found at ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc. The X environment which shipped with Red Hat 4.2 SPARC was different than that for other architectures. X was placed in the directory /usr/X11R6.1, whereas every other architecture expected it to reside under /usr/X11R6. This errata release corrects the situation. As you upgrade the packages, YOU WILL SEE ERRORS FROM RPM about missing files, but they can safely be ignored. The following instructions will work for an unmodified Red Hat 4.2 SPARC environment. 1. Make sure that you are running RPM 2.5.3 or later before proceeding. Upgrade as follows: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/rpm-2.5.3-4.2.sparc.rpm 2. Remove the symbolic link /usr/X11R6: rm /usr/X11R6 3. Move the directory /usr/X11R6.1 to /usr/X11R6: mv /usr/X11R6.1 /usr/X11R6 4. Upgrade the server package for the type of SPARC framebuffer you have. This is system dependent. 5. Upgrade your X libraries and base install: rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/XFree86-libs-3.3.3.1-0.1.sparc.rpm rpm -Uvh ftp://updates.redhat.com/4.2/sparc/XFree86-3.3.3.1-0.1.sparc.rpm 6. Optionally, upgrade the additional X packages, such as fonts, devel, etc. 7. Make a symbolic link from /usr/X11R6 to /usr/X11R6.1 for backwards compatibility: cd /usr; ln -s X11R6 X11R6.1 8. If a link named /etc/X11/X does not exist, pointing at the proper X server that you use (for instance, /usr/X11R6/bin/Xsun), create it now. Cristian - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cristian Gafton -- gafton@redhat.com -- Red Hat Software, Inc. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNIX is user friendly. It's just selective about who its friends are. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNwF4HPGvxKXU9NkBAQH8XAP/Ud4hncOr23bZJlZA8wYElQ3Ymj3Ufou4 fMJ2jFSFbyCdiB9Ar/4eUcpZqH0wfFvt8Q3y0aSf9d6pXc44p6najG0co3UXrJcD bMn0dcn0WDninZt6yADj5313rPM1C8V46ScrtmHzepLyTv0ajH8BZiBlh+Nue60u itMAvpsd6B0= =F2Xc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- sillyhead On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Domas Mituzas wrote: > I'm observing RedHat Linux errata and still I > do not find any news about XFree 3.3.3 server. > I have rpm > > [midom@flag /tmp]$ rpm -q XFree86 > XFree86-3.3.3.1-1 > > (latest available from RedHat errata page) > > why is RedHat delaying release of this package > as it smells like root takeover (it was too easy > to change /etc/ and /etc/passwd permissions to > something neat). > > So again everyone should know, that there are > other than vendor-provided security pages, as > there is no information about fixing bug even > in one of most important Linux sites. > > This is cross-platform bug, as I found it in > all OS that run XFree86 3.3.3 server. As far as > I know it is on every Linux distribution (especially > newest ones) and BSD's. > > With respect, > Domas Mituzas > aka dammit >