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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2012:0321-01 cvs Moderate Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey February 21, 2012
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Cautionary security notice for Ubuntu: apt-get upgrade addressing stack overflow vulnerability linked to advisory ID USN-2013:0458-1.
Updated cvs packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

Concurrent Version System (CVS) is a version control system that can record the history of your files.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the CVS client handled responses from HTTP proxies. A malicious HTTP proxy could use this flaw to cause the CVS client to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the CVS client. (CVE-2012-0804)
All users of cvs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a patch to correct this issue.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat buffer overflow software patch cvs moderate advisory

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0804 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.ppc.rpm
s390x: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: cvs-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm cvs-inetd-1.11.22-11.el5_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: cvs-1.11.23-11.el6_2.1.i686.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.23-11.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: cvs-1.11.23-11.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm cvs-debuginfo-1.11.23-11.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: cvs-1.11.23-11.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0321-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0321.html
Issue date: 2012-02-21

Topic

Updated cvs packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat buffer overflow software patch cvs moderate advisory

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

784141 - CVE-2012-0804 cvs: client proxy_connect heap-based buffer overflow

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