-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : procmail SUMMARY : Signal handling race condition DATE : 2001-11-06 17:58:00 ID : CLA-2001:433 RELEVANT RELEASES : 5.0, prg graficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 6.0, 7.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION Procmail is an incoming mail processor, typically used to implement mail filters as well as sorting incoming mail into folders. There are several signal handling race conditions in procmail that could be used by a local attacker to gain root privileges. SOLUTION All users should upgrade. REFERENCES: 1. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3071 DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U51_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/procmail-3.22-1U51_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U60_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/procmail-3.22-1U60_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U70_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/procmail-3.22-1U70_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/procmail-3.22-1U50_2cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform upgrades of RPM packages: - add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet (you may also use linuxconf to do this): rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates (replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0) - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribeat_private unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribeat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE76EEX42jd0JmAcZARAujnAKCPH/Ffw/fjd3KHXJeMHJhtuD7lTQCfdHQz ECJQKSrD9hJp/n8l6IeMj6o= =fTz0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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