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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 RHSA-2013-0668-01 Moderate Memory DoS

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Calendar Grey March 21, 2013
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Recent enhancement packages released for critical security patch in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Prompt installation recommended to reduce vulnerabilities.
Updated boost packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The boost packages provide free, peer-reviewed, portable C++ source libraries with emphasis on libraries which work well with the C++ Standard Library.
A flaw was found in the way the ordered_malloc() routine in Boost sanitized the 'next_size' and 'max_size' parameters when allocating memory. If an application used the Boost C++ libraries for memory allocation, and performed memory allocation based on user-supplied input, an attacker could use this flaw to crash the application or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-2677)
All users of boost are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to fix this issue.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS attack security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux memory allocation boost packages

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2677 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-doc-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.x86_64.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.x86_64.rpm boost-doc-1.33.1-16.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.x86_64.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm boost-doc-1.33.1-16.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64: boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ia64.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ia64.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ia64.rpm boost-doc-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc: boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc.rpm boost-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc64.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc.rpm boost-debuginfo-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc64.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc.rpm boost-devel-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc64.rpm boost-doc-1.33.1-16.el5_9.ppc.rpm
s390x:

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0668-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0668.html
Issue date: 2013-03-21

Topic

Updated boost packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link inthe References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate DoS attack security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux memory allocation boost packages

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 Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

828856 - CVE-2012-2677 boost: ordered_malloc() overflow

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