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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2004.0042 -- RHSA-2004:004-01
Updated CVS packages fix minor security issue
15 January 2004
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: CVS
Publisher: Red Hat
Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
Impact: Create Arbitrary Files
Access Required: Remote
CVE Names: CAN-2002-0844 CAN-2003-0977
Ref: ESB-2004.0035
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Updated CVS packages fix minor security issue
Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:004-01
Issue date: 2004-01-14
Updated on: 2004-01-14
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:
Cross references:
Obsoletes:
CVE Names: CAN-2002-0844 CAN-2003-0977
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1. Topic:
Updated cvs packages closing a vulnerability that could allow cvs to
attempt to create files and directories in the root file system are now
available.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
3. Problem description:
CVS is a version control system frequently used to manage source code
repositories.
A flaw was found in versions of CVS prior to 1.11.10 where a malformed
module request could cause the CVS server to attempt to create files or
directories at the root level of the file system. However, normal file
system permissions would prevent the creation of these misplaced
directories. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0977 to this issue.
Users of CVS are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain a patch correcting this issue.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, these updates also fix an off-by-one
overflow in the CVS PreservePermissions code. The PreservePermissions
feature is not used by default (and can only be used for local CVS). The
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned
the name CAN-2002-0844 to this issue.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:
rpm -Fvh [filenames]
where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.
Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.1p1-9.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.1p1-9.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64.rpm
ppc:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.ppc.rpm
s390:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.s390.rpm
s390x:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
i386:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
ia64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
Available from Red Hat Network: cvs-1.11.2-14.x86_64.rpm
6. Verification:
MD5 sum Package Name
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5632c96f575cb1a98e93662404a263f1 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
49498e2d6b9f1d3bdf03305f66b7f729 2.1AS/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
2ae33190ab7f8096f079d970509383da 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.ia64.rpm
5632c96f575cb1a98e93662404a263f1 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
2ae33190ab7f8096f079d970509383da 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.ia64.rpm
5632c96f575cb1a98e93662404a263f1 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
49498e2d6b9f1d3bdf03305f66b7f729 2.1ES/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
5632c96f575cb1a98e93662404a263f1 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.src.rpm
49498e2d6b9f1d3bdf03305f66b7f729 2.1WS/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.1p1-9.i386.rpm
e6f9dffc299aca147966a3bdb83fd632 3AS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
58da1af69596cb5a380d1fb361b05276 3AS/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
312500472214bbbb5abdd23397e5f276 3AS/en/os/ia64/cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64.rpm
db8f6417a00d2c43af2c1c474d044032 3AS/en/os/ppc/cvs-1.11.2-14.ppc.rpm
ce41041d0d67c2f6f6afdbcb4461151a 3AS/en/os/s390/cvs-1.11.2-14.s390.rpm
7a3fc1e3e6655501931081823e69be90 3AS/en/os/s390x/cvs-1.11.2-14.s390x.rpm
0ae6d5b20b373170a7acad706c07d0c3 3AS/en/os/x86_64/cvs-1.11.2-14.x86_64.rpm
e6f9dffc299aca147966a3bdb83fd632 3ES/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
58da1af69596cb5a380d1fb361b05276 3ES/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
e6f9dffc299aca147966a3bdb83fd632 3WS/en/os/SRPMS/cvs-1.11.2-14.src.rpm
58da1af69596cb5a380d1fb361b05276 3WS/en/os/i386/cvs-1.11.2-14.i386.rpm
312500472214bbbb5abdd23397e5f276 3WS/en/os/ia64/cvs-1.11.2-14.ia64.rpm
0ae6d5b20b373170a7acad706c07d0c3 3WS/en/os/x86_64/cvs-1.11.2-14.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is
available from https://www.redhat.com/security/keys.html
You can verify each package with the following command:
rpm --checksig -v <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:
md5sum <filename>
7. References:
http://ccvs.cvshome.org/servlets/NewsItemView?newsID=84
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q2/0081.html
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0844
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0977
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/solutions/security/news/contact.html
Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc.
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