Red Hat: RHSA-2004:073-01 Critical: Metamail Buffer Overflow Risks

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

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://access.redhat.com

5. Bug IDs fixed ( for more info):

115804 - CAN-2004-0104/0105 Metamail vulnerabilities

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:

i386: Available from Red Hat Network: metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm

ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: metamail-2.7-29.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:

ia64: Available from Red Hat Network: metamail-2.7-29.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:

i386: Available from Red Hat Network: metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:

i386: Available from Red Hat Network: metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm

7. Verification:

MD5 sum Package Name

388b3a4bf5f803f0820c71509b8982e4 2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-29.src.rpm f556e3b720166ff08b8822ebbd0d563d 2.1AS/en/os/i386/metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm 53eaa8eb8ef21233ba4124d095ce37c5 2.1AS/en/os/ia64/metamail-2.7-29.ia64.rpm 388b3a4bf5f803f0820c71509b8982e4 2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-29.src.rpm 53eaa8eb8ef21233ba4124d095ce37c5 2.1AW/en/os/ia64/metamail-2.7-29.ia64.rpm 388b3a4bf5f803f0820c71509b8982e4 2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-29.src.rpm f556e3b720166ff08b8822ebbd0d563d 2.1ES/en/os/i386/metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm 388b3a4bf5f803f0820c71509b8982e4 2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/metamail-2.7-29.src.rpm f556e3b720166ff08b8822ebbd0d563d 2.1WS/en/os/i386/metamail-2.7-29.i386.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key

You can verify each package with the following command:

rpm --checksig -v

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:

md5sum