+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter | | July 1st, 2005 Volume 6, Number 26a | +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Editors: Dave Wreski Benjamin D. Thomas dave@private ben@private Linux Advisory Watch is a comprehensive newsletter that outlines the security vulnerabilities that have been announced throughout the week. It includes pointers to updated packages and descriptions of each vulnerability. This week, advisories were released for crip, Network Manager, HelixPlayer, gedit, gzip, selinux, gnome, openssh, libwpd, openoffice, openssh, binutils, totem, rgmanager, magma-plugins, iddev, fence, dlm, cman, css, GFS, mod_perl, Heimdal, and sudo. The distributors include Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, and Red Hat. --- ## Internet Productivity Suite: Open Source Security ## Trust Internet Productivity Suite's open source architecture to give you the best security and productivity applications available. Collaborating with thousands of developers, Guardian Digital security engineers implement the most technologically advanced ideas and methods into their design. Click to find out more! http://store.guardiandigital.com/html/eng/products/software/ips_overview.shtml --- Linux File & Directory Permissions Mistakes By: Pax Dickinson Greetings, gentle reader, and welcome to linuxsecurity.com and our new recurring series of articles on security related mistakes and how to avoid them. I'm your host, Pax Dickinson, and today we'll be reviewing basic Linux file and directory permissions and how to avoid some common pitfalls in their use, in this episode of Hacks From Pax. One common mistake Linux administrators make is having file and directory permissions that are far too liberal and allow access beyond that which is needed for proper system operations. A full explanation of unix file permissions is beyond the scope of this article, so I'll assume you are familiar with the usage of such tools as chmod, chown, and chgrp. If you'd like a refresher, one is available right here on linuxsecurity.com. I've witnessed systems administrators whose response to a user complaining about being denied access to a given file is to chmod 777 the file (or entire directory tree) in question. This is an absolutely disastrous security practice, the administrator has just granted write access to the file to any user on the system. Any compromised service will allow an attacker to modify the file, which could result in further access depending on the file in question. For example, an attacker gaining write access to a script that is occasionally run by root can parlay this seemingly minor security hole into full root access for himself. * Never make files world-writable. Most files do not need to be world readable either. * You can search for world-writable files under your current directory by issuing the following command: find . -perm -2 -print A related mistake is in the misuse of suid root binaries. These are programs which can be launched by a user but run with all the privileges of root. These programs are needed to perform tasks such as changing a user's password, since that requires a write to the system's password file which normally cannot be modified by anyone but root. A flaw that allows an attacker to gain a shell prompt in such a program can give an attacker root access to the system. These binaries should be carefully limited and must be kept up to date with appropriate security patches to minimize their risk. A common backdoor installed by successful attackers is a copy of /bin/sh set suid root. This can be run by any user on the system, without a password, and will result in full root access. Read Complete Article: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119415/49/ ---------------------- Measuring Security IT Success In a time where budgets are constrained and Internet threats are on the rise, it is important for organizations to invest in network security applications that will not only provide them with powerful functionality but also a rapid return on investment. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/118817/49/ --- Getting to Know Linux Security: File Permissions Welcome to the first tutorial in the 'Getting to Know Linux Security' series. The topic explored is Linux file permissions. It offers an easy to follow explanation of how to read permissions, and how to set them using chmod. This guide is intended for users new to Linux security, therefore very simple. If the feedback is good, I'll consider creating more complex guides for advanced users. Please let us know what you think and how these can be improved. Click to view video demo: http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/118181/49/ --- The Tao of Network Security Monitoring: Beyond Intrusion Detection To be honest, this was one of the best books that I've read on network security. Others books often dive so deeply into technical discussions, they fail to provide any relevance to network engineers/administrators working in a corporate environment. Budgets, deadlines, and flexibility are issues that we must all address. The Tao of Network Security Monitoring is presented in such a way that all of these are still relevant. One of the greatest virtues of this book is that is offers real-life technical examples, while backing them up with relevant case studies. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/118106/49/ -------- --> Take advantage of the LinuxSecurity.com Quick Reference Card! --> http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/QuickRefCard.pdf +---------------------------------+ | Distribution: Debian | ----------------------------// +---------------------------------+ * Debian: New crip packages fix insecure temporary files 30th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119456 +---------------------------------+ | Distribution: Fedora | ----------------------------// +---------------------------------+ * Fedora Core 4 Update: NetworkManager-0.4-18.FC4 24th, June, 2005 This update to NetworkManager includes a number of enhancements. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119413 * Fedora Core 3 Update: kernel-2.6.11-1.35_FC3 24th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119414 * Fedora Core 4 Update: HelixPlayer-1.0.5-1.fc4.2 27th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119417 * Fedora Core 3 Update: HelixPlayer-1.0.5-0.fc3.2 27th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119418 * Fedora Core 3 Update: gedit-2.8.1-2.fc3.1 27th, June, 2005 An updated gedit package that fixes a file name format string vulnerability is now available. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119419 * Fedora Core 4 Update: gedit-2.10.2-4 27th, June, 2005 An updated gedit package that fixes a file name format string vulnerability is now available. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119420 * Fedora Core 3 Update: gzip-1.3.3-15.fc3 27th, June, 2005 In this gzip update there are fixed three small security problems. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119423 * Fedora Core 3 Update: selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.13 27th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119424 * Fedora Core 4 Update: gnome-panel-2.10.1-10.1 28th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119429 * Fedora Core 3 Update: openssh-3.9p1-8.0.2 28th, June, 2005 This is a bug fix update fixing two bugs in ssh client and server code. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119431 * Fedora Core 4 Update: libwpd-0.8.2-1.fc4 29th, June, 2005 Better handle broken wordperfect documents http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119437 * Fedora Core 4 Update: openoffice.org-1.9.112-1.1.0.fc4 29th, June, 2005 fix a raft of i18n issues http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119438 * Fedora Core 3 Update: openssh-3.9p1-8.0.2 (corrected) 29th, June, 2005 This is a bug fix update fixing two bugs in ssh client and server code. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119439 * Fedora Core 3 Update: selinux-policy-targeted-1.17.30-3.15 29th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119440 * Fedora Core 4 Update: selinux-policy-targeted-1.23.18-17 29th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119441 * Fedora Core 3 Update: binutils-2.15.92.0.2-5.1 29th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119442 * Fedora Core 4 Update: binutils-2.15.94.0.2.2-2.1 29th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119443 * Fedora Core 4 Update: totem-1.0.4-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated package. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119444 * Fedora Core 4 Update: rgmanager-1.9.34-5 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119445 * Fedora Core 4 Update: magma-plugins-1.0.0-2 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119446 * Fedora Core 4 Update: iddev-2.0.0-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119447 * Fedora Core 4 Update: magma-1.0.0-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119448 * Fedora Core 4 Update: gulm-1.0.0-2 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119449 * Fedora Core 4 Update: fence-1.32.1-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119450 * Fedora Core 4 Update: dlm-1.0.0-3 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119451 * Fedora Core 4 Update: cman-1.0.0-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119452 * Fedora Core 4 Update: ccs-1.0.0-1 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119453 * Fedora Core 4 Update: GFS-6.1.0-3 29th, June, 2005 Updated upstream sources. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119454 * Fedora Core 4 Update: mod_perl-2.0.1-1.fc4 29th, June, 2005 So FC4 will no longer depend on a pre-release... http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119455 +---------------------------------+ | Distribution: Gentoo | ----------------------------// +---------------------------------+ * Gentoo: Clam AntiVirus Denial of Service vulnerability 27th, June, 2005 Clam AntiVirus is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack when processing certain Quantum archives. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119421 * Gentoo: Heimdal Buffer overflow vulnerabilities 29th, June, 2005 Multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Heimdal's telnetd server could allow the execution of arbitrary code. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119434 +---------------------------------+ | Distribution: Red Hat | ----------------------------// +---------------------------------+ * RedHat: Moderate: sudo security update 29th, June, 2005 An updated sudo package is available that fixes a race condition in sudo's pathname validation. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119436 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distributed by: Guardian Digital, Inc. LinuxSecurity.com To unsubscribe email vuln-newsletter-request@private with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________ Attend the Black Hat Briefings and Training, Las Vegas July 23-28 - 2,000+ international security experts, 10 tracks, no vendor pitches. www.blackhat.com
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