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Red Hat: RHSA-2001:070-02 Critical: mktemp Directory Creation

The version of mktemp shipped with Red Hat Linux prior to version 7 does not support creating temporary directories.. ` --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated mktemp packages available Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:070-02 Issue date: 2001-05-15 Updated on: 2001-05-21 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: mktemp directory creation -d Cross references: Obsoletes: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: The version of mktemp shipped with Red Hat Linux prior to version 7 does not support creating temporary directories. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 5.2 - alpha, i386, sparc Red Hat Linux 6.2 - alpha, i386, sparc 3. Problem description: Older versions of mktemp don't support the "-d" parameter to create temporary directories safely. 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): 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 5.2: SRPMS: alpha: i386: sparc: Red Hat Linux 6.2: SRPMS: alpha: i386: sparc: 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94ea90c56aa2c048913c1671f44a6cf5 5.2/en/os/SRPMS/mktemp-1.5-2.1.5x.src.rpm 07cc49b2258e6ce4f00bded444ee3d00 5.2/en/os/alpha/mktemp-1.5-2.1.5x.alpha.rpm 862bf906743dba738210d8e7644e2cd3 5.2/en/os/i386/mktemp-1.5-2.1.5x.i386.rpm b37d318692785b7d5120fd194c1f07b2 5.2/en/os/sparc/mktemp-1.5-2.1.5x.sparc.rpm 834ae7978e494618ae0efd9bf762dea9 6.2/en/os/SRPMS/mktemp-1.5-2.1.6x.src.rpm 85775d4f8a7a5443010018dfdfc5d69e 6.2/en/os/alpha/mktemp-1.5-2.1.6x.alpha.rpm e3e46dea469df08b98934713b7dfc129 6.2/en/os/i386/mktemp-1.5-2.1.6x.i386.rpm 8dcb3ffc8b48f9d50a4e4976f7f00f5b 6.2/en/os/sparc/mktemp-1.5-2.1.6x.sparc.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key is available at: You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg 8. References: Copyright(c) 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc. `. Recent mktemp enhancements introduced for Red Hat Linux focus on bolstering the protection of temporary directories.. mktemp Update, Red Hat Linux Advisory, Directory Creation Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 22, 2001 •Critical Red Hat