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lv reads options from a configuration file in the current directory. Because such a file could be placed there by a malicious user, and lv configuration options can be used to execute commands, this represented a security vulnerability.. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 304-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman May 15th, 2003 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : lv Vulnerability : privilege escalation Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Id : CAN-2003-0188 Leonard Stiles discovered that lv, a multilingual file viewer, would read options from a configuration file in the current directory. Because such a file could be placed there by a malicious user, and lv configuration options can be used to execute commands, this represented a security vulnerability. An attacker could gain the privileges of the user invoking lv, including root. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4.49.4-7woody2. For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed in version 4.49.3-4potato2. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem is fixed in version 4.49.5-2. We recommend that you update your lv package. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 575 fb13ca58c57ecaf4ba2fb65d7658fcc8 Size/MD5 checksum: 18681 32e2cd190001661fd18f0c48859764ea Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 431152 624b9c4e19de8d8f0c7308deaf5086b9 ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 418696 8e4abd0925b67bba2bddb217bd16c2d1 Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 414468 8ad1b5cc46b8de88d7391d0295c8b044 Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 446540 a582ddf25fcf1d355d49369d291c4874 HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 433536 6781dd5434edf8af607fa4cb9b014bf6 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 418074 a33c8f0fbc02aa8955b8506faa4bf2f5 Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 431186 a076010924444a944913020fbb266653 Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 426304 91adbaf33f69168b7e7e0ad73cc862b9 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 423248 ee5087e7908ac9a06758bb56fd25eee7 IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 424434 f180c1fddbc2ad9bc990783b0eef970b Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 425480 16ea4b35da3bfeb1b0ba3041bbf3d6d3 Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 565 db42be76e5a57c8cb081db3d9c4ae147 Size/MD5 checksum: 9790 be3d6208663da6e5996fad6281252be3 Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 435796 b3eb403c39a36033582bfd62f2545570 ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 424328 0effe8f65e7946d43d60f4fdc93f6b6a Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 420370 45a39fdee604a636c481b7abf7a850e2 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 423884 a3d9e01643fc182f6add294a562c4a10 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 429046 7c792417bf68d09fd9ce437f945231d8 Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 430938 f724c82306194be0a4e2f1f9bb346170 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forapt-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 . Critical local privilege escalation risk found in lv, offering essential updates to mitigate security threats effectively.. lv Privilege Escalation, Debian Security Advisory, Command Execution Risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 16, 2003
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