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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: RHSA-2010:0145-01 Moderate: cpio Memory Issue

An updated cpio package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: cpio security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0145-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0145.html Issue date: 2010-03-15 CVE Names: CVE-2005-4268 CVE-2010-0624 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated cpio package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running cpio. (CVE-2010-0624) Red Hat would like to thank Jakob Lell for responsibly reporting the CVE-2010-0624 issue. A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded large archive files. If a user expanded a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash. This issue only affected 64-bit platforms. (CVE-2005-4268) Users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues. 4.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 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 229191 - CVE-2005-4268 cpio large filesize buffer overflow 564368 - CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a specially-crafted archive 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: Source: i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm ppc: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ppc.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ppc.rpm s390: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390.rpm s390x: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390x.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390x.rpm x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: Source: i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: Source: i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: Source: i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4268 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0624 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate 8. Contact: The RedHat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLnuF8XlSAg2UNWIIRAlfnAJ98t8FX0EHH4SMLVTiZvvbodQyjoQCZAQ+y AzwCTY7x+8o3rQjoMSFyqPI=9Kon -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Canonical issues a notable patch for tar, rectifying vulnerabilities linked to memory corruption in compressed archives.. cpio Update, Red Hat Security, archive buffer overflow, Linux package security, cpio exploit fix. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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