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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2008.0289 -- [RedHat] Moderate: unzip security update 19 March 2008 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: unzip Publisher: Red Hat Operating System: Red Hat Linux Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CVE-2008-0888 Ref: ESB-2008.0282 Original Bulletin: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: unzip security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0196-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0196.html Issue date: 2008-03-18 CVE Names: CVE-2008-0888 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated unzip packages that fix a security issue are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate 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. Description: The unzip utility is used to list, test, or extract files from a zip archive. An invalid pointer flaw was found in unzip. If a user ran unzip on a specially crafted file, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with that user's privileges. (CVE-2008-0888) Red Hat would like to thank Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team for reporting this issue. All unzip users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 431438 - CVE-2008-0888 unzip: free() called for uninitialized or already freed pointer 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 : Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.i386.rpm ia64: unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.src.rpm ia64: unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-31.EL2.1.i386.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-36.EL3.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm ppc: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.ppc.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.ppc.rpm s390: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.s390.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.s390.rpm s390x: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.s390x.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.s390x.rpm x86_64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-36.EL3.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm x86_64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-36.EL3.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/unzip-5.50-36.EL3.src.rpm i386: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: unzip-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm unzip-debuginfo-5.50-36.EL3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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