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Mandriva: Updated mod_auth_ldap packages fix vulnerability Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake A format string flaw was discovered in the way that auth_ldap logs information which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the apache user if auth_ldap is used for authentication. This update provides version 1.6.1 of auth_ldap which corrects the problem. Only Corporate Server 2.1 shipped with a supported auth_ldap package.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2006:017
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : mod_auth_ldap
 Date    : January 19, 2006
 Affected: Corporate 2.1
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 A format string flaw was discovered in the way that auth_ldap logs
 information which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code
 as the apache user if auth_ldap is used for authentication.
 
 This update provides version 1.6.1 of auth_ldap which corrects the
 problem.  Only Corporate Server 2.1 shipped with a supported auth_ldap
 package.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0150
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Corporate Server 2.1:
 a579c887e48daaa8281ecdc4e1381fa0  corporate/2.1/RPMS/mod_auth_ldap-1.6.1-1.2.C21mdk.i586.rpm
 3af337e3989aed18d9c6e634ecb3e47b  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/auth_ldap-1.6.1-1.2.C21mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 2.1/X86_64:
 b3c27d91b6fa68e557507318c8e18f0c  x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mod_auth_ldap-1.6.1-1.2.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm
 3af337e3989aed18d9c6e634ecb3e47b  x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/auth_ldap-1.6.1-1.2.C21mdk.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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