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Red Hat: 2007:0235-02 Low: Authentication Bypass in Util-Linux

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Calendar Grey May 1, 2007
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Revised util-linux versions have addressed a security vulnerability and resolved multiple issues for users of Red Hat.
An updated util-linux package that corrects a security issue and fixes several bugs is now available.A flaw was found in the way the login process handled logins which did not req...

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/):

169299 - umount -l should work on hung NFS mounts with cached data 177331 - CVE-2006-7108 login omits pam_acct_mgmt & pam_chauthtok when authentication is skipped. 187370 - Unable to mount NFS V3 share where sec=none is specified 188099 - can't mount iscsi ext3 fs by label. 197768 - man mount' does not list option 'mand'

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS: b55ecbe0eac80ed7482e5e31265eb372 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.src.rpm

i386: ff7c2ff0b317f3d23d8c86f07d101c55 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm 5d8435d17fd695098f82bab92b67894f util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm

ia64: 111cedb53d72339a1eb57880a463f669 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm 952ccc2d0f0255f9d534b45e3e4d5f56 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm

ppc: 900880d8faadebd6216952c6eaa8ee31 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ppc.rpm 46ed5fd2cb84f16380a5f538b2cc6d53 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ppc.rpm

s390: 85ab4e837ed645340d8d31687c9c2543 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.s390.rpm 1f839d8cac1ce9eea1f33364f46ae04b util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.s390.rpm

s390x: 051a5321c719ee77c56f218a4f360b7d util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.s390x.rpm 735b7dda37760e12c3ec62eb2ff6f42e util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.s390x.rpm

x86_64: 4566fc204cdc0b6420f71f87959b82e2 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm 4728ab213aa22b059794f61e8800c465 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS: b55ecbe0eac80ed7482e5e31265eb372 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.src.rpm

i386: ff7c2ff0b317f3d23d8c86f07d101c55 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm 5d8435d17fd695098f82bab92b67894f util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm

x86_64: 4566fc204cdc0b6420f71f87959b82e2 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm 4728ab213aa22b059794f61e8800c465 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS: b55ecbe0eac80ed7482e5e31265eb372 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.src.rpm

i386: ff7c2ff0b317f3d23d8c86f07d101c55 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm 5d8435d17fd695098f82bab92b67894f util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm

ia64: 111cedb53d72339a1eb57880a463f669 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm 952ccc2d0f0255f9d534b45e3e4d5f56 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 4566fc204cdc0b6420f71f87959b82e2 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm 4728ab213aa22b059794f61e8800c465 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS: b55ecbe0eac80ed7482e5e31265eb372 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.src.rpm

i386: ff7c2ff0b317f3d23d8c86f07d101c55 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm 5d8435d17fd695098f82bab92b67894f util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.i386.rpm

ia64: 111cedb53d72339a1eb57880a463f669 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm 952ccc2d0f0255f9d534b45e3e4d5f56 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.ia64.rpm

x86_64: 4566fc204cdc0b6420f71f87959b82e2 util-linux-2.12a-16.EL4.25.x86_64.rpm 4728ab213aa22b059794f61e8800c465 util-linux-debuginfo-2.12a-16.EL4.25.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

Summary

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-7108 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#low

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0235-02
Issue date: 2007-05-01
Updated on: 2007-05-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: mount fdisk login

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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