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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2004.0521 -- RHSA-2004:304-01 Updated pam packages fix vulnerabilities in pam_wheel and pam_lastlog 19 August 2004 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: Linux-PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) 0.77 and prior Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 2.1 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Linux variants Impact: Root Compromise Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CAN-2003-0388 Comment: In the default configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, the pam_wheel module is not used. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated pam packages Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:304-01 Issue date: 2004-08-18 Updated on: 2004-08-18 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Keywords: pam pam_wheel pam_lastlog CVE Names: CAN-2003-0388 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: Updated pam packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. 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 3. Problem description: PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) is a system security tool that allows system administrators to set an authentication policy without having to recompile programs that handle authentication. These updates fix a potential security problem present in the pam_wheel module. These updates correct a bug in the pam_lastlog module which prevented it from properly manipulating the /var/log/lastlog entry for users with very high user IDs. The pam_wheel module is used to restrict access to a particular service based on group membership. If the pam_wheel module was used with the "trust" option enabled, but without the "use_uid" option, any local user would be able to spoof the username returned by getlogin(). The user could therefore gain access to a superuser account without supplying a password. In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, pam_wheel is not used by default. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2003-0388 to this issue. When manipulating the entry in /var/log/lastlog, which corresponds to a given user, the pam_lastlog module calculates the location of the entry by multiplying the UID and the length of an entry in the file. On some systems, the result of this calculation would mistakenly be truncated to 32 bits for users with sufficiently high UIDs. All users of pam should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/ for more info): 98826 - CAN-2003-0388 pam_wheel uses getlogin in insecure fashion 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm 5c78062a595e3443d22ca145b774cd34 pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm i386: 1a72acefcb8b2c7bfb875f9024ae818b pam-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm e129fb8519d309ab26d3045bd91bb2e3 pam-devel-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm ia64: 851a5e5a7f78b4a4cbde060c62ab1e7d pam-0.75-46.9.ia64.rpm 3b23b14f7cfbcf2a73d21fd3a0b18bda pam-devel-0.75-46.9.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm 5c78062a595e3443d22ca145b774cd34 pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm ia64: 851a5e5a7f78b4a4cbde060c62ab1e7d pam-0.75-46.9.ia64.rpm 3b23b14f7cfbcf2a73d21fd3a0b18bda pam-devel-0.75-46.9.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm 5c78062a595e3443d22ca145b774cd34 pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm i386: 1a72acefcb8b2c7bfb875f9024ae818b pam-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm e129fb8519d309ab26d3045bd91bb2e3 pam-devel-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm 5c78062a595e3443d22ca145b774cd34 pam-0.75-46.9.src.rpm i386: 1a72acefcb8b2c7bfb875f9024ae818b pam-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm e129fb8519d309ab26d3045bd91bb2e3 pam-devel-0.75-46.9.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key.html#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0388 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact.html Copyright 2004 Red Hat, Inc. - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBI3b5XlSAg2UNWIIRAgqDAJ0ZiQBQrEnBQmVbGYccs+GoNSJHrACggz20 K4KiRT8dwdkOwsMQ4U6Nen8= =G3lR - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list Enterprise-watch-list@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/enterprise-watch-list - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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