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Red Hat: 2007:0276-02 Low: Mailbox Race Condition in Shadow-Utils

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Calendar Grey May 1, 2007
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Red Hat has issued a low-severity update for shadow-utils, fixing a mailbox race condition that could compromise user experience and security
Updated shadow-utils packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available

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/):

176951 - shadow-utils-debuginfo is empty 177017 - faillog doesn't handle large UIDs well 188263 - typo in /etc/login.defs 193053 - CVE-2006-1174 shadow-utils mailbox creation race condition

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: 27a806cdce6ee1e07c7178b0f97e61f8 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386: 97eb50ec2a451168eebbbfa7e2278bad shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm 7af873fec83429452328a0d99a7e9570 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64: 50e10226650a72262916f9af8a0809a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 15525b069cb021c537d4ed39489909d9 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

ppc: 9db2a7e51c1d50c7afa7143769267127 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ppc.rpm 70005f73019bd015f9dd75fcbf3bcb0c shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ppc.rpm

s390: 581e4671e28971d933f86b22f00b3d81 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.s390.rpm 1c7e1b2fd507b0be4e46d9810d48f0a4 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.s390.rpm

s390x: 20a2d814d215e9baf4157508cb4f2d23 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.s390x.rpm d3ae98b5923ed05ce9ef13cd26b4891a shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 8aaf79b408d0fd299809882843b7f3a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm ac20c2785b17571d3a633996e0c427fa shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: 27a806cdce6ee1e07c7178b0f97e61f8 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386: 97eb50ec2a451168eebbbfa7e2278bad shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm 7af873fec83429452328a0d99a7e9570 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm

x86_64: 8aaf79b408d0fd299809882843b7f3a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm ac20c2785b17571d3a633996e0c427fa shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: 27a806cdce6ee1e07c7178b0f97e61f8 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386: 97eb50ec2a451168eebbbfa7e2278bad shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm 7af873fec83429452328a0d99a7e9570 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64: 50e10226650a72262916f9af8a0809a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 15525b069cb021c537d4ed39489909d9 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 8aaf79b408d0fd299809882843b7f3a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm ac20c2785b17571d3a633996e0c427fa shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: 27a806cdce6ee1e07c7178b0f97e61f8 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386: 97eb50ec2a451168eebbbfa7e2278bad shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm 7af873fec83429452328a0d99a7e9570 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64: 50e10226650a72262916f9af8a0809a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 15525b069cb021c537d4ed39489909d9 shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 8aaf79b408d0fd299809882843b7f3a1 shadow-utils-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm ac20c2785b17571d3a633996e0c427fa shadow-utils-debuginfo-4.0.3-61.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

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Summary

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1174 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low

Package List


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0276-02
Issue date: 2007-05-01
Updated on: 2007-05-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: mailbox race condition

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

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