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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2005:801-01 Low Severity: gdb Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2005
Dist Redhat Esm H88
New gdb package released: addresses minor security vulnerabilities. Check documentation for specifics and update guidelines.
An updated gdb package that fixes minor security issues 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/):

169905 - CAN-2005-1705 gdb arbitrary command execution 169906 - CAN-2005-1704 Integer overflow in gdb


6. RPMs required:

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

SRPMS: a0d991bc72cdaab10d791acbf1b6bbcf gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.src.rpm

i386: 1580045e0f9937fcb4e03d99b3d73bd0 gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.i386.rpm

ia64: 741a4ff87ee5bb6737dcc545b762658c gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS: a0d991bc72cdaab10d791acbf1b6bbcf gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.src.rpm

ia64: 741a4ff87ee5bb6737dcc545b762658c gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS: a0d991bc72cdaab10d791acbf1b6bbcf gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.src.rpm

i386: 1580045e0f9937fcb4e03d99b3d73bd0 gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS: a0d991bc72cdaab10d791acbf1b6bbcf gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.src.rpm

i386: 1580045e0f9937fcb4e03d99b3d73bd0 gdb-5.3.90-0.20030710.41.2.4.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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux arbitrary command execution low impact gdb

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-1704 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CAN-2005-1705

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:801-01
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:801.html
Issue date: 2005-10-18
Updated on: 2005-10-18
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Topic

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux arbitrary command execution low impact gdb

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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