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security advisoryRed Hatbuffer overflowRed Hat RHSA-2003:036-01 Moderate: Mgetty Buffer Overflow Fix
Unpatched versions of mgetty prior to 1.1.29 would overflow an internal buffer if the caller name reported by the modem was too long. . `` --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated mgetty packages available Advisory ID: RHSA-2003:036-01 Issue date: 2003-04-08 Updated on: 2003-04-08 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: mgetty spool permission Cross references: Obsoletes: RHSA-2001:050 CVE Names: CAN-2002-1391 CAN-2002-1392 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: Updated mgetty packages are now available for Red Hat Linux 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and 8.0. These updates close a possible buffer overflow and a permissions problem present in versions of mgetty prior to version 1.1.29. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 7.1 - i386 Red Hat Linux 7.2 - i386, ia64 Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386 Red Hat Linux 8.0 - i386 3. Problem description: mgetty is a getty replacement for use with data and fax modems. mgetty can be configured to run an external program to decide whether or not to answer an incoming call based on Caller ID information. Unpatched versions of mgetty prior to 1.1.29 would overflow an internal buffer if the caller name reported by the modem was too long. Additionally, the faxspool script supplied with versions of mgetty prior to 1.1.29 used a simple permissions scheme to allow or deny fax transmission privileges. This scheme was easily circumvented because the spooling directory used for outgoing faxes was world-writable. All users of mgetty should upgrade to these errata packages, which contain mgetty 1.1.30 and are not vulnerable to these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh[filenames] where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed ( for more info): 78543 - Mgetty 1.1.29 fixes security issue 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 7.1: SRPMS: i386: Red Hat Linux 7.2: SRPMS: i386: ia64: Red Hat Linux 7.3: SRPMS: i386: Red Hat Linux 8.0: SRPMS: i386: 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61f0f82bcb856400af7ed07d8f14e7c5 7.1/en/os/SRPMS/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.src.rpm 0b9d994a33d2da4a8aa863f451932dae 7.1/en/os/i386/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 31c4d0bc42d5ec9576b8e1928d57564f 7.1/en/os/i386/mgetty-sendfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 6435235949e4c553c8f3f116d86c9988 7.1/en/os/i386/mgetty-viewfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 0a5d8b01d6ec299da69332d597c5b0f2 7.1/en/os/i386/mgetty-voice-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 61f0f82bcb856400af7ed07d8f14e7c5 7.2/en/os/SRPMS/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.src.rpm 0b9d994a33d2da4a8aa863f451932dae 7.2/en/os/i386/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 31c4d0bc42d5ec9576b8e1928d57564f 7.2/en/os/i386/mgetty-sendfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 6435235949e4c553c8f3f116d86c9988 7.2/en/os/i386/mgetty-viewfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 0a5d8b01d6ec299da69332d597c5b0f2 7.2/en/os/i386/mgetty-voice-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm f26f33d9868f6212df1a86984661f2027.2/en/os/ia64/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.ia64.rpm d8b0cea6d7b8b61493f80727078930d2 7.2/en/os/ia64/mgetty-sendfax-1.1.30-0.7.ia64.rpm a16dc07d8740a8dd3ff37f90540dd96e 7.2/en/os/ia64/mgetty-viewfax-1.1.30-0.7.ia64.rpm ebe71154e65a6f75b4150023413b09b8 7.2/en/os/ia64/mgetty-voice-1.1.30-0.7.ia64.rpm 61f0f82bcb856400af7ed07d8f14e7c5 7.3/en/os/SRPMS/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.src.rpm 0b9d994a33d2da4a8aa863f451932dae 7.3/en/os/i386/mgetty-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 31c4d0bc42d5ec9576b8e1928d57564f 7.3/en/os/i386/mgetty-sendfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 6435235949e4c553c8f3f116d86c9988 7.3/en/os/i386/mgetty-viewfax-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 0a5d8b01d6ec299da69332d597c5b0f2 7.3/en/os/i386/mgetty-voice-1.1.30-0.7.i386.rpm 55d0d8d95275d776e515e9206acd5ecf 8.0/en/os/SRPMS/mgetty-1.1.30-0.8.0.src.rpm 7a2efcddc4bc8a7ff014d3e5697aef3a 8.0/en/os/i386/mgetty-1.1.30-0.8.0.i386.rpm d6efc4787ee443b942ef720ffceb8531 8.0/en/os/i386/mgetty-sendfax-1.1.30-0.8.0.i386.rpm 677a355141fcd582be34cd9f60639ce2 8.0/en/os/i386/mgetty-viewfax-1.1.30-0.8.0.i386.rpm 9c226ac2e4c2aeb84e0cd49dc3619cba 8.0/en/os/i386/mgetty-voice-1.1.30-0.8.0.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key is available at All Red Hat products You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig -v If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: md5sum 8. References: Search Query CVE -CVE-2002-1391 CVE -CVE-2002-1392 9. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at All Red Hat products Copyright 2003 Red Hat, Inc. _______________________________________________ Red Hat-watch-list mailing list To unsubscribe, visit: ``. The notice from Canonical details a major enhancement for upstart, addressing security flaws and authentication concerns discovered in earlier editions.. Red Hat,RHSA-2003:036-01,Buffer Overflow Update. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 10, 2023
Red Hat
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security advisorymoderatedenial of serviceopenSUSE Leap 15.1: 2020:0506-1 Moderate: mgetty DoS Issue
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for mgetty ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0506-1 Rating: moderate References: #1142770 #1168170 Cross-References: CVE-2019-1010190 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for mgetty fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770). - Fixed a permission issue which have resulted in build failures (bsc#1168170). This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 15.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-506=1 Package List: - openSUSE Leap 15.1 (x86_64): g3utils-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 mgetty-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 mgetty-debugsource-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 sendfax-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 sendfax-debuginfo-1.1.37-lp151.4.3.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010190.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142770 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168170 -- . A security patch for mgetty resolves a critical denial of service issue. Installation instructions are included.. openSUSE Updates, mgetty Security, Denial of Service Fix, Package Install Instructions. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 11, 2020
OpenSUSE
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security advisorymoderatedenial of serviceSUSE: 2020:0957-1 Moderate: mgetty Denial Of Service Issue
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for mgetty ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0957-1 Rating: moderate References: #1142770 #1168170 Cross-References: CVE-2019-1010190 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. Description: This update for mgetty fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770). - Fixed a permission issue which have resulted in build failures (bsc#1168170). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-OBS-15-SP1-2020-957=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-957=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Open Buildservice Development Tools 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.37-3.8.1 mgetty-debugsource-1.1.37-3.8.1 sendfax-1.1.37-3.8.1 sendfax-debuginfo-1.1.37-3.8.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): g3utils-1.1.37-3.8.1 g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.37-3.8.1 mgetty-1.1.37-3.8.1 mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.37-3.8.1 mgetty-debugsource-1.1.37-3.8.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010190.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142770 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1168170 _______________________________________________ sle-security-updates mailing list
Apr 08, 2020
SuSE
100
security advisorymoderatedenial of serviceSUSE: 2020:0853-1 Moderate: Denial Of Service In mgetty
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. . SUSE Security Update: Security update for mgetty ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:0853-1 Rating: moderate References: #1142770 Cross-References: CVE-2019-1010190 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available. Description: This update for mgetty fixes the following issues: - CVE-2019-1010190: Fixed a denial of service which could be caused by a local attacker in putwhitespan() (bsc#1142770). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-853=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-853=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): g3utils-1.1.36-58.9.2 g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-debugsource-1.1.36-58.9.2 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): g3utils-1.1.36-58.9.2 g3utils-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-debuginfo-1.1.36-58.9.2 mgetty-debugsource-1.1.36-58.9.2 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010190.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1142770 _______________________________________________ sle-security-updates mailing list
Apr 02, 2020
SuSE
203
security advisoryDoSmgettyMageia: 2020-0076 Moderate: mgetty Infinite Loop DoS Attack Mitigation
Updated mgetty package fixes security vulnerability: mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is: DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file . MGASA-2020-0076 - Updated mgetty packages fix security vulnerability Publication date: 09 Feb 2020 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0076.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 7 CVE: CVE-2019-1010189 Updated mgetty package fixes security vulnerability: mgetty prior to version 1.2.1 is affected by: Infinite Loop. The impact is: DoS, the program does never terminates. The component is: g3/g32pbm.c. The attack vector is: Local, the user should open a specially crafted file (CVE-2019-1010189). References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25941 - https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/
Feb 09, 2020
Mageia
89
security advisoryFedoraDoSFedora 29: FEDORA-2019-732b5488c2 Moderate: mgetty DoS Fix
Security fix for CVE-2019-1010189. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2019-732b5488c2 2019-08-19 02:28:49.021416 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : mgetty Product : Fedora 29 Version : 1.2.1 Release : 6.fc29 URL : http://mgetty.greenie.net/ Summary : A getty replacement for use with data and fax modems Description : The mgetty package contains a "smart" getty which allows logins over a serial line (i.e., through a modem). If you're using a Class 2 or 2.0 modem, mgetty can receive faxes. If you also need to send faxes, you'll need to install the sendfax program. If you'll be dialing in to your system using a modem, you should install the mgetty package. If you'd like to send faxes using mgetty and your modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax program. If you need a viewer for faxes, you'll also need to install the mgetty-viewfax package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2019-1010189 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Jul 25 2019 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.2.1-6 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild * Mon Jun 3 2019 Zdenek Dohnal - 1.2.1-5 - 1716409 - mgetty: %systemd_postun scriptlets need service files as an argument * Tue Mar 26 2019 Zdenek Dohnal - 1.2.1-4 - add faxrunqd.service unit file (#1636433) * Tue Mar 26 2019 Zdenek Dohnal - 1.2.1-3 - adding license file * Fri Mar 8 2019 Tim Landscheidt - 1.2.1-2 - Fix requirement for %postun (instead of %preun) scriptlet * Tue Feb 12 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.2.1-1 - Rebase to 1.2.1 - Resolve #1628754 #1628755 #1629971 #1629972 - Resolve #1629973 #1629974 #1629975 #1629976 - Resolve #1629979 #1629980 #1629981 #1629983 - Resolve #1629985 #1629986 * Fri Feb 1 2019Fedora Release Engineering - 1.1.37-9 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1739373 - CVE-2019-1010189 mgetty: opening a specially crafted file leads to an infinite loop and DoS https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1739373 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2019-732b5488c2' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Aug 18, 2019
•Important
Fedora
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security advisoryupdatebuffer overflowFedora 29: mgetty Security Advisory - Command Injection And Buffer Overflow
Security fix for CVE-2018-16741,CVE-2018-16744,CVE-2018-16745. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2019-da586db907 2019-02-27 03:28:03.892455 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : mgetty Product : Fedora 29 Version : 1.1.37 Release : 11.fc29 URL : http://mgetty.greenie.net/ Summary : A getty replacement for use with data and fax modems Description : The mgetty package contains a "smart" getty which allows logins over a serial line (i.e., through a modem). If you're using a Class 2 or 2.0 modem, mgetty can receive faxes. If you also need to send faxes, you'll need to install the sendfax program. If you'll be dialing in to your system using a modem, you should install the mgetty package. If you'd like to send faxes using mgetty and your modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax program. If you need a viewer for faxes, you'll also need to install the mgetty-viewfax package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2018-16741,CVE-2018-16744,CVE-2018-16745 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Wed Feb 13 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-11 - Fix possible command injection in fax/faxq-helper.c (bug #1628755) - CVE-2018-16741 * Wed Feb 13 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-10 - Fix multiple security problems in faxrec.c - Possible Command injection in faxrec.c (bug #1629976) - CVE-2018-16744 - Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c (bug #1629980) - CVE-2018-16745 * Tue Feb 12 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-9 - Fix Out-of-bound access in putwhitespan() function g3/g32pbm.c - bug #1629986 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1628754 - CVE-2018-16741 mgetty: command injection in faxrunq https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628754 [ 2 ] Bug #1629975 - CVE-2018-16744 mgetty: Command injection in faxrec.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629975 [ 3 ] Bug #1629979 - CVE-2018-16745 mgetty: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629979 [ 4 ] Bug #1629985 - mgetty: Out-of-bound access in putwhitespan() function g3/g32pbm.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629985 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2019-da586db907' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Feb 27, 2019
•Critical
Fedora
89
security advisorybuffer overflowFedoraFedora 28: Advisory FEDORA-2019-3d38ab031e Critical: Mgetty Commands
Security fix for CVE-2018-16741,CVE-2018-16744,CVE-2018-16745. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2019-3d38ab031e 2019-02-27 01:15:07.946226 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : mgetty Product : Fedora 28 Version : 1.1.37 Release : 10.fc28 URL : http://mgetty.greenie.net/ Summary : A getty replacement for use with data and fax modems Description : The mgetty package contains a "smart" getty which allows logins over a serial line (i.e., through a modem). If you're using a Class 2 or 2.0 modem, mgetty can receive faxes. If you also need to send faxes, you'll need to install the sendfax program. If you'll be dialing in to your system using a modem, you should install the mgetty package. If you'd like to send faxes using mgetty and your modem, you'll need to install the mgetty-sendfax program. If you need a viewer for faxes, you'll also need to install the mgetty-viewfax package. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2018-16741,CVE-2018-16744,CVE-2018-16745 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Thu Feb 14 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-10 - Fix possible command injection in fax/faxq-helper.c (bug #1628755) - CVE-2018-16741 * Thu Feb 14 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-9 - Fix multiple security problems in faxrec.c - Possible Command injection in faxrec.c (bug #1629976) - CVE-2018-16744 - Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c (bug #1629980) - CVE-2018-16745 * Thu Feb 14 2019 Tomas Korbar - 1.1.37-8 - Fix Out-of-bound access in putwhitespan() function g3/g32pbm.c - bug #1629986 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1628754 - CVE-2018-16741 mgetty: command injection in faxrunq https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1628754 [ 2 ] Bug #1629975 - CVE-2018-16744 mgetty: Command injection in faxrec.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629975 [ 3 ] Bug #1629979 - CVE-2018-16745 mgetty: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629979 [ 4 ] Bug #1629985 - mgetty: Out-of-bound access in putwhitespan() function g3/g32pbm.c https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1629985 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2019-3d38ab031e' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list --
Feb 27, 2019
•Critical
Fedora
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