From: secure@conectiva.com.br
To: conectiva-updates@papaleguas.conectiva.com.br, lwn@lwn.net,
bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com
Subject: [CLA-2002:477] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - mod_python
Date: Fri, 3 May 2002 17:37:11 -0300
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : mod_python
SUMMARY : Remote vulnerability
DATE : 2002-05-03 17:35:00
ID : CLA-2002:477
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 7.0, 8
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DESCRIPTION
Mod_python is an Apache module that embeds the Python interpreter
within the server.
As stated[1] by Allan Saddi in the mailing list of mod_python, there
was a vulnerability which would allow a publisher to access an
indirectly imported module, thus allowing a remote attacker to call
functions from that module (which is an unexpected and potentially
dangerous behavior).
SOLUTION
All mod_python users should do the upgrade. Notice that after the
installation you have to restart the httpd service manually in order
to load the new module. To achieve this you can execute the following
command (as root):
# service httpd restart
REFERENCES:
1.http://www.modpython.org/pipermail/mod_python/2002-April/001991.html
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1U70_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1U70_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1U8_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/mod_python-2.7.8-1U8_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
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Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
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