Re: [RHSA-2000:005-05] New majordomo packages available

["Robert E. Wijnberg" <rob wijnberg net>]

Please fix this link into :

intel:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/i386/majordomo-1.94.5-2.i386.rpm

alpha:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/alpha/majordomo-1.94.5-2.alpha.rpm
 
sparc:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/sparc/majordomo-1.94.5-2.sparc.rpm
 
sources:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/SRPMS/majordomo-1.94.5-2.src.rpm
 


bugzilla redhat com wrote:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>                    Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory
> 
> Synopsis:          New majordomo packages available
> Advisory ID:       RHSA-2000:005-05
> Issue date:        2000-01-20
> Updated on:        2000-05-31
> Product:           Red Hat Powertools
> Keywords:          majordomo
> Cross references:  N/A
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 1. Topic:
> 
> New majordomo packages are available to fix local security problems in majordomo.
> 
> 2. Relevant releases/architectures:
> 
> Red Hat Powertools 6.1 - i386 alpha sparc
> 
> 3. Problem description:
> 
> A vulnerability in /usr/lib/majordomo/resend and /usr/lib/majordomo/wrapper will allow execution of arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
> 
> It is recommended that all users of Red Hat Linux using the majordomo package upgrade to the fixed package, which will resolve the vulnerability in /usr/lib/majordomo/resend.  To secure /usr/lib/majodomo/wrapper, please read the solution section below.
> 
> Once an official patch has been released by the majordomo maintainers, we will release an updated package which will fix both vulnerabilities.
> 
> 4. Solution:
> 
> For each RPM for your particular architecture, run:
> 
> rpm -Fvh [filename]
> 
> where filename is the name of the RPM.
> 
> Once the package is installed, become "root" and execute this command:
> 
> chmod o-x /usr/lib/majordomo/wrapper
> 
> 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):
> 
> N/A
> 
> 6. RPMs required:
> 
> Red Hat Powertools 6.1:
> 
> intel:
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/i386/majordomo-1.94.5-2.i386.rpm
> 
> alpha:
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/alpha/majordomo-1.94.5-2.alpha.rpm
> 
> sparc:
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/sparc/majordomo-1.94.5-2.sparc.rpm
> 
> sources:
> ftp://ftp.redhat.com/redhat/updates/powertools/6.1/SRPMS/majordomo-1.94.5-2.src.rpm
> 
> 7. Verification:
> 
> MD5 sum                           Package Name
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ad994a1742d90a593b8ecfbf52634cd7  6.1/SRPMS/majordomo-1.94.5-2.src.rpm
> 8c829a13c2229060c899ffdc7e7db38c  6.1/alpha/majordomo-1.94.5-2.alpha.rpm
> f0e22f364abcbe4c217f2b8eb180037d  6.1/i386/majordomo-1.94.5-2.i386.rpm
> 89e327c6c92acc97db34e541f34c0c67  6.1/sparc/majordomo-1.94.5-2.sparc.rpm
> 
> These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security.  Our key
> is available at:
>     http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html
> 
> You can verify each package with the following command:
>     rpm --checksig  <filename>
> 
> 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 <filename>
> 
> 8. References:
> 
> Thanks to Brock Tellier at btellier USA NET for noting the vulnerability in resend, to Shevek at shevek anarres org and Olaf Kirch at okir monad swb de for noting the vulnerability in the wrapper.
> 
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