[RHSA-2005:346-01] Low: slocate security update

Wed Oct 5 13:42:56 UTC 2005

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Low: slocate security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2005:346-01
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-346.html
Issue date:        2005-10-05
Updated on:        2005-10-05
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names:         CAN-2005-2499
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1. Summary:

An updated slocate package that fixes a denial of service and various bugs
is available.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Like locate, slocate
searches through a central database (updated nightly) for files that match
a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly find files anywhere on your
system.

A bug was found in the way slocate scans the local filesystem. A carefully
prepared directory structure could cause updatedb's file system scan to
fail silently, resulting in an incomplete slocate database. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-2499
to this issue.

Additionally this update addresses the following issues:

- - File system type exclusions were processed only when starting updatedb 
  and did not reflect file systems mounted while updatedb was running 
  (for example, automounted file systems.)

- - File system type exclusions were ignored for file systems that were
  mounted to a path containing a symbolic link.

- - Databases created by slocate were owned by the slocate group even if they
  were created by regular users.

- - The default configuration excluded /mnt/floppy, but not /media.

- - The default configuration did not exclude nfs4 file systems.

Users of slocate are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches and is not affected by these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.  Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages.  To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

    up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

    http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

139950 - slocate collects .automount files over nfs
152253 - Incorrect path in /etc/updatedb.conf
156091 - updatedb indexes nfs4 filesystems
165430 - CAN-2005-2499 slocate DOS

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm
c7c0214f195ee403dac138a588bc3e8e  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm

i386:
631c577185c94d9eb435ad0a792b04a4  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
637f060239a27fc84e57f0c0877840be  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.ia64.rpm

ppc:
790b0129014db4f62fb735cc6da16773  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.ppc.rpm

s390:
d990745ab56de4211e3912c915d8f8ef  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.s390.rpm

s390x:
441e2ccafcd7f1aed2a17b26d310eaf4  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
76d6a19aafbca5f63e04fd28bceea094  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm
c7c0214f195ee403dac138a588bc3e8e  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm

i386:
631c577185c94d9eb435ad0a792b04a4  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
76d6a19aafbca5f63e04fd28bceea094  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm
c7c0214f195ee403dac138a588bc3e8e  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm

i386:
631c577185c94d9eb435ad0a792b04a4  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
637f060239a27fc84e57f0c0877840be  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
76d6a19aafbca5f63e04fd28bceea094  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm
c7c0214f195ee403dac138a588bc3e8e  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.src.rpm

i386:
631c577185c94d9eb435ad0a792b04a4  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
637f060239a27fc84e57f0c0877840be  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
76d6a19aafbca5f63e04fd28bceea094  slocate-2.7-13.el4.6.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2499

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert at redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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