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From:	 Linux Mandrake Security Team <security@linux-mandrake.com>
To:	 Linux Mandrake Security Announcements <security-announce@linux-mandrake.com>
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2001:051 - minicom update
Date:	 Thu, 10 May 2001 23:10:25 -0600
Cc:	 Linux Mandrake Security <mdk-security@lists.freezer-burn.org>,
	 Bugtraq <bugtraq@securityfocus.com>,
	 Linux Security List <linuxlist@securityportal.com>

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           minicom
Date:                   May 10th, 2001
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2001:051

Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, Corporate Server 1.0.1
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Problem Description:

 Several format string vulnerabilities exist in the minicom program.
 These bugs can be exploited to obtain group uucp privilege.  A simple
 fix is to simply remove the setgid bit on /usr/bin/minicom, however
 these new packages introduce some fixes for the vulnerabilties through
 a patch from Red Hat, and also strip the setgid bit.
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References:

 http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/vdb/bottom.html?vid=2681
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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:
  rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team at
  http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS
If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG
signature is performed automatically for you.

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
299c307031d3bf291e8c69417f478b78  7.1/RPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
37356fbff29a5dbec4c7061092c1602e  7.1/SRPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
0fc056ca6af11e35c620239c8a2c449e  7.2/RPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
8d75daa644c9e2d49d6b292c86a802d9  7.2/SRPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 8.0:
d7a4e76ac4590a335df65145a5160652  8.0/RPMS/minicom-1.83.1-6.1mdk.i586.rpm
56ea4ba4b7b89eb265cb394876ed365d  8.0/SRPMS/minicom-1.83.1-6.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1:
299c307031d3bf291e8c69417f478b78  1.0.1/RPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
37356fbff29a5dbec4c7061092c1602e  1.0.1/SRPMS/minicom-1.83.1-3.2mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".

You can download the updates directly from one of the mirror sites
listed at:

  http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory.
For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for
Linux-Mandrake 8.0, look for it in "updates/8.0/RPMS/".  Updated source
RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download
them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.

You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:

  http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
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Linux-Mandrake has two security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to:

security-announce@linux-mandrake.com

  Linux-Mandrake's security announcements mailing list.  Only
  announcements are sent to this list and it is read-only.

security-discuss@linux-mandrake.com

  Linux-Mandrake's security discussion mailing list.  This list is open
  to anyone to discuss Linux-Mandrake security specifically and Linux
  security in general.

To subscribe to either list, send a message to
  sympa@linux-mandrake.com
with "subscribe [listname]" in the body of the message.

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Optionally, you can use the web interface to subscribe to or unsubscribe
from either list:

  http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3#security
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Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
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