Security Advisory Important: redhat-idm-console security update

Advisory: RHSA-2008:0191-3
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Important
Issued on: 2008-03-19
Last updated on: 2008-03-19
Affected Products: Directory Server 8 EL4
Directory Server 8 EL5
OVAL: N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2008-0889

Details

Updated redhat-idm-console packages that fix a security issue are now
available for Red Hat Directory Server 8.0.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

The redhat-idm-console contains a Java based remote management console used
for managing Red Hat Administration Server and Red Hat Directory Server.

When running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Directory Server 8.0 used
insecure permissions on the redhat-idm-console startup script. Local users
could modify this script and run arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running Red Hat Management Console (CVE-2008-0889).

Red Hat would like to thank Doncho N. Gunchev for reporting this issue.

All redhat-idm-console users are advised to update to these erratum
packages which contain a fix to correct this issue.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

Directory Server 8 EL4

SRPMS:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.src.rpm     1e68994fc7b61122982b6127bb6aa884
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.src.rpm     1e68994fc7b61122982b6127bb6aa884
 
IA-32:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.i386.rpm     e8cc0ab887afbe2064d28980c634f0ec
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.i386.rpm     e8cc0ab887afbe2064d28980c634f0ec
 
x86_64:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.x86_64.rpm     a02d4d024b720c634e51fbc5c3cf344b
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-22.el4idm.x86_64.rpm     a02d4d024b720c634e51fbc5c3cf344b
 
Directory Server 8 EL5

SRPMS:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-17.el5idm.src.rpm     391cd74a09fb9b2d0d504167bec4c529
 
IA-32:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-17.el5idm.i386.rpm     d8d4da1d72694de4f184040a5d877479
 
x86_64:
redhat-idm-console-1.0.0-17.el5idm.x86_64.rpm     8f005a17ff8faea7f31748391d1b68e1
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

436107 - CVE-2008-0889 directory server: insecure permissions on fedora/redhat-idm-console


References



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