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Debian: DSA-2020:1234-1 Important: libgtk Buffer Overflow Flaw

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Essential security patch for kdelibs in Red Hat, resolving a buffer overflow vulnerability that could enable remote code execution.
Updated kdelibs packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

The kdelibs packages provide libraries for the K Desktop Environment (KDE).
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the kdelibs string to floating point conversion routines. A web page containing malicious JavaScript could crash Konqueror or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Konqueror. (CVE-2009-0689)
Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow red hat critical kdelibs

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0689 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
ia64: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
ppc: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
s390: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
s390x: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm kdelibs-devel-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: kdelibs-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm kdelibs-debuginfo-3.3.1-17.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1601-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1601.html
Issue date: 2009-11-24

Topic

Updated kdelibs packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update buffer overflow red hat critical kdelibs

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, 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

539784 - CVE-2009-0689 kdelibs remote array overrun

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