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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2000.240 -- RHSA-2000:053-02
Updated usermode packages
4 September 2000
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: usermode
Vendor: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Linux
Linux
Platform: N/A
Impact: Root Compromise
Access Required: Local
Ref: ESB-2000.214
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Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated usermode packages.
Advisory ID: RHSA-2000:053-02
Issue date: 2000-08-11
Updated on: 2000-08-29
Product: Red Hat Linux
Keywords: usermode shutdown
Cross references: N/A
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1. Topic:
Updated usermode packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 6.0, 6.1, and
6.2. Updated SysVinit packages are also available for Red Hat Linux 6.0
and 6.1.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Linux 6.0 - i386, alpha, sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.1 - i386, alpha, sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.2 - i386, alpha, sparc
Red Hat Linux 6.2E - i386, alpha, sparc
3. Problem description:
The usermode package allows unprivileged users logged in at the system
console to run the halt, poweroff, reboot, and shutdown commands without
using the superuser's password. The halt, poweroff, and reboot abilities
are useful, but an unprivileged user can also bring the system to
single-user mode by running "shutdown now" with no additional flags. This
update removes the "shutdown" command from the list of commands
unprivileged users can run.
A previous revision of this errata notice did not include the SysVinit
package required to install the usermode errata on Red Hat Linux 6.0 and
6.1. Those packages are now included.
4. Solution:
For each RPM for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filename]
where filename is the name of the RPM.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):
13768 - Auth dialogs show "Picture of a key" text instead of graphic
13616 - Missing icon.
12433 - /usr/sbin/userhelper not stripped
11006 - kppp either doesn't display locally or remotely
9746 - Local user can go into single mode only with shutdown now...
16694 - There is no offcial SysVinit update for 6.0, and the new usermode package you just came out with requires one newer than is available (officially).
16664 - typos in %changelog
16586 - Cannot change shell type in userinfo for either root or user
11706 - STDOUT applications fail to work with consolehelper
17050 - Gnome logout options missing after upgrade to new usermode rpm
8299 - kppp and userhelper breaks with X11 forwarding
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Linux 6.0 and 6.1:
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/usermode-1.35-1.sparc.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/SysVinit-2.78-5.sparc.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/usermode-1.35-1.alpha.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/SysVinit-2.78-5.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/usermode-1.35-1.i386.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/SysVinit-2.78-5.i386.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.35-1.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/SysVinit-2.78-5.src.rpm
Red Hat Linux 6.2:
sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/sparc/usermode-1.35-1.sparc.rpm
alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/alpha/usermode-1.35-1.alpha.rpm
i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/i386/usermode-1.35-1.i386.rpm
sources:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.35-1.src.rpm
7. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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3310677ae7403c683e7947cd86b19344 6.2/SRPMS/SysVinit-2.78-5.src.rpm
4ee3323264cc733e82211813c69f9718 6.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.35-1.src.rpm
546bf7949c5be73b9f28b1819bfbd7c6 6.2/alpha/SysVinit-2.78-5.alpha.rpm
e09a45e6e2571b3ce76e6b84d78dd103 6.2/alpha/usermode-1.35-1.alpha.rpm
ca5b97a1abb47b64d71ef69ab96fcb8a 6.2/i386/SysVinit-2.78-5.i386.rpm
8c0f4c7489ac7084be4cd68b8161f83d 6.2/i386/usermode-1.35-1.i386.rpm
4dfeacb8db12af4b2666f2792e1027c1 6.2/sparc/SysVinit-2.78-5.sparc.rpm
ec0c0a9e57a3cd40d5641abb7932f29f 6.2/sparc/usermode-1.35-1.sparc.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key
is available at:
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig <filename>
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>
8. References:
N/A
Copyright(c) 2000 Red Hat, Inc.
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