An updated cpio package that fixes a security issue and various bugs is now available. A buffer overflow was found in cpio on 64-bit platforms. By tricking a user into adding a specially crafted large file to a cpio archive, a local attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the target user's privileges. (CVE-2005-4268)

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Synopsis:          Low: cpio security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2007:0245-02
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0245.html
Issue date:        2007-05-01
Updated on:        2007-05-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:          64bit
CVE Names:         CVE-2005-4268 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary:

An updated cpio package that fixes a security issue and various bugs is now
available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat
Security Response Team.

2. 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

3. Problem description:

GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.

A buffer overflow was found in cpio on 64-bit platforms. By tricking a
user into adding a specially crafted large file to a cpio archive, a local
attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with
the target user's privileges. (CVE-2005-4268)

This erratum also addresses the following bugs:

* cpio did not set exit codes appropriately.

* cpio did not create a ram disk properly.

All users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported fixes to correct these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.  Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages.  To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

    up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

    https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/10

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

172865 - CVE-2005-4268 cpio large filesize buffer overflow

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
a693c658d90dbc54c4eb72603cd3680c  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ppc.rpm
1152f5d0e1b329a3826f07db7cdf4069  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ppc.rpm

s390:
727190b7208a1a38747d686ead2dd43d  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390.rpm
6dd80d512c82c74cf11334c85a89c9c5  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390.rpm

s390x:
46dda77012cb216ed1e324e3fcb1025b  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390x.rpm
f93d3fa1b42ddd3f5e94392bbbcdf088  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc  cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c  cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.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

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4268
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

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