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Nicolas Boullis found a nasty security problem in the wmtv (adockable video4linux tv player for windowmaker) package asdistributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2.. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-092-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Wichert Akkerman December 6, 2001 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Package : wmtv Problem type : local root exploit Debian-specific: no Nicolas Boullis found a nasty security problem in the wmtv (a dockable video4linux tv player for windowmaker) package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2. wmtv can optionally run a command if you double-click on the tv window. This command can be specified using the -e command-line option. However since wmtv is installed suid root this command was also run as root, which gives local users a very simple way to get root access. This has been fixed in version 0.6.5-2potato1 by dropping root privileges before executing the command. We recommend that you upgrade your wmtv package immediately. wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato - --------------------------------- Potato was released for alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc and sparc. Source archives: MD5 checksum: 71436864099e31a54191828eba1a5af1 MD5 checksum: fcfed7fae275bcd74f135db0fb315e27 MD5 checksum: 2ee18b3f1261137e8772d4f6a9dd0031 Alpha architecture: MD5 checksum: da07aa390b028396000c8c8ebf180c44 ARM architecture: MD5 checksum: b0ee729c7de7dfb2b3e1c4c7a8f37e69 Intel IA-32 architecture: MD5 checksum: fd3ce69d983ae4b316114628c7c5fc74 Motorola 680x0 architecture: MD5 checksum: 774a7f254a1a1f27cd7a03f66ac11308 PowerPC architecture: MD5 checksum:3b98c87d44c9570e4001ceec82d832be Sun Sparc architecture: MD5 checksum: 7ecfd9e694e3b22b101c52c7f8c4f627 These packages will be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. For not yet released architectures please refer to the appropriate directory . - -- - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3ia Charset: noconv iQB1AwUBPA7GYajZR/ntlUftAQHtmQL/YTlZ47trRge7XUCwxPM5bDVtGQY/t43b GiZS8/BUQ90fAcqVQx5TMjrUrNPMUIKopZDVuyjJhUeAcNID9cmvfWeeGTrhyfzJ 6WK9y+8bC23kTolSktu6aC1wa2IXFgDK =29dg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- . Immediate action is required to tackle the security flaw in the wmtv application impacting individuals utilizing Debian GNU/Linux platforms.. Debian GNU/Linux,wmtv exploit,root access fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 06, 2001
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