RedHat: Important: udev security update RHSA-2005:864-01
Summary
Summary
The udev package contains an implementation of devfs in userspace using sysfs and /sbin/hotplug. Richard Cunningham discovered a flaw in the way udev sets permissions on various files in /dev/input. It may be possible for an authenticated attacker to gather sensitive data entered by a user at the console, such as passwords. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CVE-2005-3631 to this issue. All users of udev should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch and are not vulnerable to this issue.
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/):
174845 - CVE-2005-3631 /dev/input/* incorrect permissions
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
479e8b3ac5f9ca72193827d40e0fdd13 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.src.rpm
i386:
0f694e4ae57487ce5e2c23627f8076ce udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.i386.rpm
ia64:
117b4faf0ff4c5204b27f84da509e5eb udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.ia64.rpm
ppc:
e80ead84ea6e72323006f5f1cdcde4f1 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.ppc.rpm
s390:
bf2a4abfe19dd9d37296e002d8308f74 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.s390.rpm
s390x:
60b1c19d6b0c198054032c943368e633 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
2dd7e790e730dc1e5b64048e02e90225 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
479e8b3ac5f9ca72193827d40e0fdd13 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.src.rpm
i386:
0f694e4ae57487ce5e2c23627f8076ce udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.i386.rpm
x86_64:
2dd7e790e730dc1e5b64048e02e90225 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
479e8b3ac5f9ca72193827d40e0fdd13 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.src.rpm
i386:
0f694e4ae57487ce5e2c23627f8076ce udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.i386.rpm
ia64:
117b4faf0ff4c5204b27f84da509e5eb udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
2dd7e790e730dc1e5b64048e02e90225 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
479e8b3ac5f9ca72193827d40e0fdd13 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.src.rpm
i386:
0f694e4ae57487ce5e2c23627f8076ce udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.i386.rpm
ia64:
117b4faf0ff4c5204b27f84da509e5eb udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
2dd7e790e730dc1e5b64048e02e90225 udev-039-10.10.EL4.3.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3631
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
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