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Scientific Linux SL5.x: CVE-2007-4129 Low Severity Coolkey Fix

Low: coolkey security and bug fix update. Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:46:49 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA for coolkey on SL5.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Synopsis: Low: coolkey security and bug fix update Issue date: 2007-11-07 CVE Names: CVE-2007-4129 Steve Grubb discovered a flaw in the way coolkey created a temporary directory. A local attacker could perform a symlink attack and cause arbitrary files to be overwritten. (CVE-2007-4129) In addition, the updated packages contain fixes for the following bugs in the CAC Smart Card support: * CAC Smart Cards can have from 1 to 3 certificates. The coolkey driver, however, was not recognizing cards if they had less than 3 certificates. * logging into a CAC Smart Card token with a new application would cause other, already authenticated, applications to lose their login status unless the Smart Card was then removed from the reader and re-inserted SL 5.x SRPMS: coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.src.rpm i386: coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . The latest release of Coolkey addresses a minor security concern and delivers essential bug resolutions for users of Scientific Linux version 5.x.. Coolkey Update, Security Advisory, Scientific Linux, Linux Security Fixes. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Nov 13, 2007 Low Scientific Linux
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RHSA-2007:0631-04 Low: Symlink Attack

Updated coolkey packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Steve Grubb discovered a flaw in the way coolkey created a temporary directory. A local attacker could perform a symlink attack and cause arbitrary files to be overwritten. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: coolkey security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0631-04 Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0631.html Issue date: 2007-11-07 Updated on: 2007-11-07 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CVE-2007-4129 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------1. Summary: Updated coolkey packages that fix a security issue and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. 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 Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, x86_64 3. Problem description: coolkey contains the driver support for the CoolKey and Common Access Card (CAC) Smart Card products. The CAC is used by the U.S. Government. Steve Grubb discovered a flaw in the way coolkey created a temporary directory. A local attacker could perform a symlink attack and cause arbitrary files to be overwritten. (CVE-2007-4129) In addition, the updated packages contain fixes for the following bugs in the CAC Smart Card support: * CAC Smart Cards can have from 1 to 3 certificates. The coolkey driver, however, was not recognizing cards if they had less than 3 certificates. * logging into a CAC Smart Card token with a new applicationwould cause other, already authenticated, applications to lose their login status unless the Smart Card was then removed from the reader and re-inserted. All CAC users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues. 4. 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 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 200295 - Coolkey does not support CAC cards with less than 3 certs 200316 - Open apps loose the CAC card after a C_logout from another app. 251774 - CVE-2007-4129 coolkey file and directory permission flaw 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): SRPMS: be2b4382d36b1e2d2fa3b7530bbea26b coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.src.rpm i386: 734a4e94f71f9d8dcadc1b40af734442 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: 734a4e94f71f9d8dcadc1b40af734442 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm a4732c520ce771644185307d2b2dd036 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 0182d3bfc759241609e48d731703e699 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): SRPMS: be2b4382d36b1e2d2fa3b7530bbea26b coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.src.rpm i386: 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 420831d4a8b91dfeeed93dca86958264 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 0182d3bfc759241609e48d731703e699 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm 420831d4a8b91dfeeed93dca86958264 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm d94108f3f7c7a5b6a91ef5db9c71ec76 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): SRPMS: be2b4382d36b1e2d2fa3b7530bbea26b coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.src.rpm i386: 734a4e94f71f9d8dcadc1b40af734442 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 420831d4a8b91dfeeed93dca86958264 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm ia64: 03d0815c1d295fcc22338839ccdf5e41 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.ia64.rpm d4d59889e20ec28411f8634939fa5eb2 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.ia64.rpm 2cb167ef2c9a3fd05dd9a84fe3bcd89b coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.ia64.rpm ppc: 907006f844462842bbe197a8a1fa3915 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc.rpm 47f4e5c0933af668243c6118217e0a74 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc64.rpm 4bbb7db44e14714db0615ac9e670e955 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc.rpm e98e61cb27db0d1f67aa70cfb80c0aa8 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc64.rpm e7cc7de5db3d0bdf8e2edf99e5cbc05a coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc.rpm cec5f0cdc94054f76734417f179ae395 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.ppc64.rpm x86_64: 734a4e94f71f9d8dcadc1b40af734442 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm a4732c520ce771644185307d2b2dd036 coolkey-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm 8809e5388cf1c5bd408a09bc1bf18ba5 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm 0182d3bfc759241609e48d731703e699 coolkey-debuginfo-1.1.0-5.el5.x86_64.rpm 420831d4a8b91dfeeed93dca86958264 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.i386.rpm d94108f3f7c7a5b6a91ef5db9c71ec76 coolkey-devel-1.1.0-5.el5.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-2007-4129 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. . An advisory from Red Hat concerning coolkey, which resolves a minor security vulnerability alongside several bugs for RHEL 5 users.. coolkey update, Red Hat security, Linux advisory. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Nov 07, 2007 Low Red Hat
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