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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5: RHSA-2012:0311-03 Low: Ibutils Code Execution

Updated ibutils packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: ibutils security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0311-03 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0311.html Issue date: 2012-02-21 CVE Names: CVE-2008-3277 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated ibutils packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, x86_64 3. Description: The ibutils packages provide InfiniBand network and path diagnostics. It was found that the ibmssh executable had an insecure relative RPATH (runtime library search path) set in the ELF (Executable and Linking Format) header. A local user able to convince another user to run ibmssh in an attacker-controlled directory could run arbitrary code with the privileges of the victim. (CVE-2008-3277) This update also fixes the following bug: * Under certain circumstances, the "ibdiagnet -r" command could suffer from memory corruption and terminate with a "double free or corruption" message and a backtrace. With this update, the correct memory management function is used to prevent the corruption. (BZ#711779) All users ofibutils are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain 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 https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 457935 - CVE-2008-3277 ibutils: insecure relative RPATH 6. Package List: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: i386: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: i386: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ia64: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.ia64.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.ia64.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.ia64.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.ia64.rpm ppc: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.ppc.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.ppc.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.ppc.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.ppc.rpm x86_64: ibutils-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-debuginfo-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-devel-1.2-11.2.el5.x86_64.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.el5.i386.rpm ibutils-libs-1.2-11.2.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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-3277 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 2012 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFPQyGlXlSAg2UNWIIRAowyAJ9fPlk5Zs/eQEXqWMOlN1pZehOQ0gCfbNf3 ssgn2xQoERoEDeJqVx88UBg=D34Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu addresses minor ibutils vulnerability and resolves issues in its 5.x distribution. Users are advised to upgrade.. ibutils Update, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Security Patch, Code Execution Risk. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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