Updated shadow-utils packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available. A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period. This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Low: shadow-utils security and bug fix update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2007:0276-02
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0276.html
Issue date:        2007-05-01
Updated on:        2007-05-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords:          mailbox race condition
CVE Names:         CVE-2006-1174 
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary:

Updated shadow-utils packages that fix a security issue and various bugs
are 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:

The shadow-utils package includes the necessary programs for converting
UNIX password files to the shadow password format, as well as programs for
managing user and group accounts.

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's
mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period.
This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox.
(CVE-2006-1174)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

* shadow-utils debuginfo package was empty.

* faillog was unusable on 64-bit systems. It checked every UID from 0 to
the max UID, which was an excessively large number on 64-bit systems.

* typo bug in login.defs file

All users of shadow-utils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,
which contain backported patches to resolve 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/):

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

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-2006-1174
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

Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.