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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2006.0141 -- [RedHat] Low: tar security update 22 February 2006 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: tar Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 3 Red Hat Desktop 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 2.1 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Impact: Overwrite Arbitrary Files Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2005-1918 Ref: ESB-2002.533 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: tar security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0195-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0195.html Issue date: 2006-02-21 Updated on: 2006-02-21 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2005-1918 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: An updated tar package that fixes a path traversal flaw is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 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 Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: The GNU tar program saves many files together in one archive and can restore individual files (or all of the files) from that archive. In 2002, a path traversal flaw was found in the way GNU tar extracted archives. A malicious user could create a tar archive that could write to arbitrary files to which the user running GNU tar has write access (CVE-2002-0399). Red Hat included a backported security patch to correct this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, and an erratum for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 users was issued. During internal testing, we discovered that our backported security patch contained an incorrect optimization and therefore was not sufficient to completely correct this vulnerability. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) assigned the name CVE-2005-1918 to this issue. Users of tar should upgrade to this updated package, which contains a replacement backported patch to correct this issue. 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/): 140589 - CVE-2005-1918 tar archive path traversal issue 140598 - CVE-2005-1918 tar archive path traversal issue 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm 845a820b30ac72349c6a0b8184a86d2c tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm i386: 54cb06fab08c95c25eea7ade716d71c7 tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.i386.rpm ia64: cd7c0eb50dffd11cf0cbdd881825a8cc tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm 845a820b30ac72349c6a0b8184a86d2c tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm ia64: cd7c0eb50dffd11cf0cbdd881825a8cc tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm 845a820b30ac72349c6a0b8184a86d2c tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm i386: 54cb06fab08c95c25eea7ade716d71c7 tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm 845a820b30ac72349c6a0b8184a86d2c tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.src.rpm i386: 54cb06fab08c95c25eea7ade716d71c7 tar-1.13.25-5.AS21.1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm a417c5eee303ba02e82d5e3dd51a90c9 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm i386: 774d7a899b21106977e6f97ac21c60d6 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: 9c280f3ef92ac03b0c5f58d0f0bfb1be tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64.rpm ppc: 8541793f7153051ca270c8f778813ec5 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ppc.rpm s390: 96945481f9c6429850ab676fa622f7b5 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.s390.rpm s390x: cec08d4de830f20e40ec351a827ec5f6 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.s390x.rpm x86_64: dafe232a7b44dd14476a86abea130c69 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm a417c5eee303ba02e82d5e3dd51a90c9 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm i386: 774d7a899b21106977e6f97ac21c60d6 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386.rpm x86_64: dafe232a7b44dd14476a86abea130c69 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm a417c5eee303ba02e82d5e3dd51a90c9 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm i386: 774d7a899b21106977e6f97ac21c60d6 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: 9c280f3ef92ac03b0c5f58d0f0bfb1be tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: dafe232a7b44dd14476a86abea130c69 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm a417c5eee303ba02e82d5e3dd51a90c9 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.src.rpm i386: 774d7a899b21106977e6f97ac21c60d6 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: 9c280f3ef92ac03b0c5f58d0f0bfb1be tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: dafe232a7b44dd14476a86abea130c69 tar-1.13.25-14.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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