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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : mc SUMMARY : Buffer overflow vulnerability DATE : 2004-03-31 15:03:00 ID : CLA-2004:833 RELEVANT RELEASES : 8, 9 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION Midnight Commander (MC) is a visual shell and a file manager for text consoles. This update fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability[1] in the code that handles symlinks in the virtual filesystem module. An attacker could create a specially crafted archive (like a .tar.gz or a cpio file) containing symlinks that when opened by an mc user would trigger the execution of arbitrary code with its privileges. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-1023 to this issue[2]. SOLUTION All users of the mc package should upgrade. REFERENCES 1.http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8658/ 2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-1023 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/gmc-4.5.55-6U80_1cl.i386. rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/mc-4.5.55-6U80_1cl.i386.r pm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.55-6U80_1cl.i 386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/mc-4.5.55-6U80_1cl.src.r pm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/gmc-4.5.55-19421U90_1cl .i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/mc-4.5.55-19421U90_1cl.i 386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.55-19421U90_ 1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/mc-4.5.55-19421U90_1cl .src.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions regarding 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 iD8DBQFAawgY42jd0JmAcZARAhCFAKCBwWmbCSxwr4olps6xfWoeyYsWCwCgg0fi j8XBi7W8ThR/khEnbKciptc= =Ar1F -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----