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Debian 2.2 DSA-037-1 Critical: Insecure Tempfile Bug Fix

It has been reported that the AsciiSrc and MultiSrc widget in the Athena widget library handle temporary files insecurely.. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-037-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Martin Schulze March 7, 2001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : nextaw, xaw3d, xaw95 Vulnerability : insecure tempfile handling Type : local insecure tempfile bug Debian-specific: no Fixed version : nextaw 0.5.1-34potato1 xaw3d 1.3-6.9potato1 xaw95 1.1-4.6potato1 It has been reported that the AsciiSrc and MultiSrc widget in the Athena widget library handle temporary files insecurely. Joey Hess has ported the bugfix from XFree86 to these Xaw replacements libraries. We recommend you upgrade your nextaw, xaw3d and xaw95 packages. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato ------------------------------------ Potato was released for the alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc and sparc architectures. This package, though, is only fixed for i386 and m68k. The version for sparc is still vulnerable and isn't maintained anymore. Source archives: MD5 checksum: 39f64281940612d3fcd9caab2e577aec MD5 checksum: 8f4d5420ccb9a10eeba1bbbbf4039618 MD5 checksum: ca6b7f0cd5929c67d31bec1cc85597fd MD5 checksum: a0253eff70f0e295471a57b085475b94 MD5 checksum: d058e2bcf84375b47237c731b2226ed6 MD5 checksum: 9475773be43a669ef347bd5b99f9ff7c MD5 checksum: 8e2814e26829f8618407bddc2a8139a0 MD5 checksum: e1e851e56e8bd55e7aa7ad75d53e1795 MD5 checksum:e0983faf630fa74dfa2c0d5ed10635ea Intel ia32 architecture: MD5 checksum: 8d4c42a419d12058a81a4875c0482683 MD5 checksum: b8d4405cf60e0cdae4a67078c3c5df54 MD5 checksum: c2d82fd02430195fb2e2f63dea884b37 MD5 checksum: da8c800a7e533970914beea1288eac86 MD5 checksum: f44322639de2bcb5049fa3360602fb79 MD5 checksum: ad465ec7dd6b7cdf155da49ed40fd0f1 Motorola 680x0 architecture: MD5 checksum: 0cecbd698a8f2c38d9853b8955375278 MD5 checksum: 80961f0094a9e150354a44c80a2aedcb MD5 checksum: 48e1ab6da9de7decca460c4bcd0ed0db MD5 checksum: bf128f7f8b208e65e40b66e39ad895c8 MD5 checksum: 1a18260226eb093deb72a249b20c8dc4 MD5 checksum: 66bc729de8b5ac24e81679a223aab3c6 Sun Sparc architecture: Not fixed, not maintained. These files will be moved into soon. For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate directory . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Debian has issued an alert regarding vulnerable tempfile handling found in Nextaw, Xaw3D, and Xaw95, advising users to upgrade to the most recent package releases.. Debian Advisory, Insecure Tempfile, Nextaw Security, Xaw3D Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Mar 07, 2001 Critical Debian
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Slackware: Local /tmp Bug in ppp-off Program Critical Threat

A local /tmp bug in the /usr/sbin/ppp-off program was found.. A local /tmp bug in the /usr/sbin/ppp-off program was found. This bug could allow a local user to corrupt system files. A fix has been made and an updated package is now available in the -current branch. The package described below will work for users of Slackware 7.0, 7.1, and -current. ================================= ppp package updated - (n1/ppp.tgz) ================================= A local /tmp bug in the /usr/sbin/ppp-off program has been found and fixed. The new ppp.tgz package is available from: For verification purposes, we provide the following checksums: 16-bit "sum" checksum: 60573 191 n1/ppp.tgz 128-bit MD5 message digest: c879dd34413a5d9cf367640206492852 n1/ppp.tgz INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ppp.tgz PACKAGE: -------------------------------------------------- Disable any running pppd processes: # killall pppd Then issue this command: # upgradepkg ppp.tgz Remember, it's also a good idea to backup configuration files before upgrading packages. - Slackware Linux Security Team The Slackware Linux Project . A local /tmp bug in the /usr/sbin/ppp-off program was found. This bug could allow a local user to co. local, /usr/sbin/ppp-off, program, found, /usr/sbin/ppp-o. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar 2 Oct 25, 2000 Critical Slackware
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