-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : slocate SUMMARY : Buffer overflow vulnerability DATE : 2003-05-08 12:45:00 ID : CLA-2003:643 RELEVANT RELEASES : 6.0, 7.0, 8 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION "slocate"[1] is a program which catalogues existing files and allows for a quick lookup later. It has been reported[2] that slocate contains a buffer overflow vulnerability which could be used by a local attacker to obtain the privileges of the slocate user. With these privileges, the attacker could read and alter the slocate database, insert false data or find out paths to files which he/she would otherwise not know due to filesystem restrictions. The author released version 2.7 which is not vulnerable to this issue. SOLUTION It is recommended that all slocate users upgrade their packages. REFERENCES 1. http://www.geekreview.org/slocate/ 2. http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=104342864418213&w=2 3. http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=can-2003-0056 UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1U60_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/slocate-2.7-1U60_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1U70_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/7.0/RPMS/slocate-2.7-1U70_1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1U80_1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/slocate-2.7-1U80_1cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades: - 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 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2003 Conectiva Inc. http://www.conectiva.com - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 iD8DBQE+unwp42jd0JmAcZARAnWNAJ0ZBU4N/ChhGmu+YAIAkPSzh9hSOQCdGRcv XWl8t7GbakmA1MNsQuuad6A= =IxEr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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