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Debian: DSA 391-1 Critical: Marbles Buffer Overflow Threat

Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in marbles, when processingthe HOME environment variable. This vulnerability could be exploitedby a local user to gain gid 'games'.. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 390-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman September 26th, 2003 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : marbles Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2003-0830 Steve Kemp discovered a buffer overflow in marbles, when processing the HOME environment variable. This vulnerability could be exploited by a local user to gain gid 'games'. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.2-1woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you update your marbles 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. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 639 245bdf77bd4bd8486c6b5f3959cb60b3 Size/MD5 checksum: 6555 e961bb7403e459ce364b0687d0820269 Size/MD5 checksum: 798960 33d85d3b201eadf2da75522fef7a9f18 Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 810666 2cc6147dd9f7bb2bda5cbf028a5a6140 ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 7957565e376a3686f47c3e9f807dd2d561bbc8 Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 791310 9d24587b577fd87dad5692e8047a410a Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 825452 9612573fe33cf864ef555b2768f9482c HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 802686 1c19d173e8099b2dac59e3a8a7811c99 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 790122 2764f5703c05c5a8aa08da904b35e3eb Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 799582 769ecd91c03047b7dd49f7de01eb211e Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 799440 c608d603b5bb7a97f178c3270536d01d PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 795932 f70c6781b0c606014ff699e1afedae94 IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 793942 6e666436a5fdc933c7a73f96e82468bb Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 794888 a5e518028cf16dcfcdfdef2f4ad90856 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD4DBQE/c8j+ArxCt0PiXR4RAnX3AJjO7OsH8diCN9wZoWm4dJ+Be686AKDAhWob uLoUgAvEmO8oErFEa5MfFg==2Wk/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Identify solutions to prevent overflow issues in software, fortifying Debian’s security by updating at-risk applications.. Debian Marbles Security, Buffer Overflow Fix, Local User Threat. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 26, 2003 •Critical Debian