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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 RHSA-2005:583-01 Low: Local Dump Threat

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Calendar Grey August 3, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat issued a minor severity patch for the dump software to mitigate local vulnerabilities. Ensure that the security update is implemented without delay.
Updated dump packages that address two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

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/):

162903 - CAN-2002-1914 dump denial of service


6. RPMs required:

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

SRPMS: a2105338ff2279973bcec74ea8dd96dd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.src.rpm

i386: b14ad2aef495fd52b2bfa8501147a86c dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.rpm 1d658c6130d9b317456b56b6e21acd42 rmt-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.rpm

ia64: ace0b517d6b4d26fdfc40744368053cd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.ia64.rpm f6ed788f99e81abdde859cbb4dabe1fb rmt-0.4b25-1.72.2.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS: a2105338ff2279973bcec74ea8dd96dd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.src.rpm

ia64: ace0b517d6b4d26fdfc40744368053cd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.ia64.rpm f6ed788f99e81abdde859cbb4dabe1fb rmt-0.4b25-1.72.2.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: a2105338ff2279973bcec74ea8dd96dd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.src.rpm

i386: b14ad2aef495fd52b2bfa8501147a86c dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.rpm 1d658c6130d9b317456b56b6e21acd42 rmt-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: a2105338ff2279973bcec74ea8dd96dd dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.src.rpm

i386: b14ad2aef495fd52b2bfa8501147a86c dump-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.rpm 1d658c6130d9b317456b56b6e21acd42 rmt-0.4b25-1.72.2.i386.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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux local threat low severity dump package

References

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=102701096228027 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2002-1914

Package List


Severity
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Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:583-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:583.html
Issue date: 2005-08-03
Updated on: 2005-08-03
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux local threat low severity dump package

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

Bugs Fixed

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