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Red Hat Enterprise 2.1: RHSA-2004:244-01 Critical Tripwire Flaw

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Calendar Grey June 17, 2004
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Updated Tripwire versions fix format string weakness enabling escalated privileges. Advisory details included.
If Tripwire is configured to send reports via email, a local user could gain privileges by creating a carefully crafted file.

Solution

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):

70502 - Old File Checks in sample policy configuration file 72259 - Missing policyguide.txt in tripwire RPM 125176 - CAN-2004-0536 tripwire privilege escalation flaw

6. RPMs required:

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

SRPMS:


i386: Available from Red Hat Network: tripwire-2.3.1-18.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:


i386: Available from Red Hat Network: tripwire-2.3.1-18.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:


i386: Available from Red Hat Network: tripwire-2.3.1-18.i386.rpm



7. Verification:

MD5 sum Package Name ab6af85788d25ae312cbec3a768be2c8 tripwire-2.3.1-18.i386.rpm b5eae5cd1780f649cc9cd5d123d4bb5c tripwire-2.3.1-18.src.rpm


These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available from

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


Summary

References

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=108627481507249 CVE -CVE-2004-0536

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2004:244-01
Issue date: 2004-06-14
Updated on: 2004-06-14
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

Bugs Fixed

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