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Red Hat 2.1: RHSA-2005:839-01 Critical: Lynx Command Execution

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Calendar Grey November 11, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Crucial software patch for Lynx tackles command execution vulnerabilities; advised for Fedora users to protect their environments.
An updated lynx package that corrects a security flaw is now available

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. 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.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

172972 - CVE-2005-2929 lynx arbitrary command execution


6. RPMs required:

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

SRPMS: bc22bfa2af84c0ce3ac1b938d2105c12 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.src.rpm

i386: 92ab1fc6ad32aff2b309bdf8c6bebb30 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.i386.rpm

ia64: 8b59050227539bd10f525689aee035cf lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS: bc22bfa2af84c0ce3ac1b938d2105c12 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.src.rpm

ia64: 8b59050227539bd10f525689aee035cf lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: bc22bfa2af84c0ce3ac1b938d2105c12 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.src.rpm

i386: 92ab1fc6ad32aff2b309bdf8c6bebb30 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: bc22bfa2af84c0ce3ac1b938d2105c12 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.src.rpm

i386: 92ab1fc6ad32aff2b309bdf8c6bebb30 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.2.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS: 577bcf60f5b5ccf503e8deee017f549f lynx-2.8.5-11.2.src.rpm

i386: 5a834d80cc25f1727582f3b9f563a414 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.i386.rpm

ia64: ef28b7c2b18882a7b560be97f6ae8560 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.ia64.rpm

ppc: ca4425a684a26c2a4d8bd050a3d13dba lynx-2.8.5-11.2.ppc.rpm

s390: 936342af3c5c168bdd6cd08342d36f1d lynx-2.8.5-11.2.s390.rpm

s390x: ec2fa46133feddb0d9c901a854643455 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 0b6242c2fcd0500fda167415def46d0a lynx-2.8.5-11.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS: 577bcf60f5b5ccf503e8deee017f549f lynx-2.8.5-11.2.src.rpm

i386: 5a834d80cc25f1727582f3b9f563a414 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.i386.rpm

x86_64: 0b6242c2fcd0500fda167415def46d0a lynx-2.8.5-11.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS: 577bcf60f5b5ccf503e8deee017f549f lynx-2.8.5-11.2.src.rpm

i386: 5a834d80cc25f1727582f3b9f563a414 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.i386.rpm

ia64: ef28b7c2b18882a7b560be97f6ae8560 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 0b6242c2fcd0500fda167415def46d0a lynx-2.8.5-11.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS: 577bcf60f5b5ccf503e8deee017f549f lynx-2.8.5-11.2.src.rpm

i386: 5a834d80cc25f1727582f3b9f563a414 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.i386.rpm

ia64: ef28b7c2b18882a7b560be97f6ae8560 lynx-2.8.5-11.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 0b6242c2fcd0500fda167415def46d0a lynx-2.8.5-11.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: b313e1461e8cf908c456c729fa3c06d9 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.src.rpm

i386: 5582f24c41bba43315714ad2c587270d lynx-2.8.5-18.2.i386.rpm

ia64: 402ab10ac0c79e7e82ef101cd8ffd6a4 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.ia64.rpm

ppc: 6566764ce7d22dcdfcb8adff4dd12c04 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.ppc.rpm

s390: 9fa86f3a2f0858e62a6a4868afe82aec lynx-2.8.5-18.2.s390.rpm

s390x: cc810119aa66d52aff3470069cfc941d lynx-2.8.5-18.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64: c2502b5ba9fe8d060755826407b9d7d7 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: b313e1461e8cf908c456c729fa3c06d9 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.src.rpm

i386: 5582f24c41bba43315714ad2c587270d lynx-2.8.5-18.2.i386.rpm

x86_64: c2502b5ba9fe8d060755826407b9d7d7 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: b313e1461e8cf908c456c729fa3c06d9 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.src.rpm

i386: 5582f24c41bba43315714ad2c587270d lynx-2.8.5-18.2.i386.rpm

ia64: 402ab10ac0c79e7e82ef101cd8ffd6a4 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64: c2502b5ba9fe8d060755826407b9d7d7 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: b313e1461e8cf908c456c729fa3c06d9 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.src.rpm

i386: 5582f24c41bba43315714ad2c587270d lynx-2.8.5-18.2.i386.rpm

ia64: 402ab10ac0c79e7e82ef101cd8ffd6a4 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64: c2502b5ba9fe8d060755826407b9d7d7 lynx-2.8.5-18.2.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

Summary

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical command execution lynx

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2929

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:839-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:839.html
Issue date: 2005-11-11
Updated on: 2005-11-11
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat critical command execution lynx

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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