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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3: RHSA-2010:0145 Moderate: Cpio Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey March 15, 2010
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Recent updates include security patches for the cpio utility, fixing buffer overflow vulnerabilities that might increase user permissions in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
An updated cpio package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running cpio. (CVE-2010-0624)
Red Hat would like to thank Jakob Lell for responsibly reporting the CVE-2010-0624 issue.
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way cpio expanded large archive files. If a user expanded a specially-crafted archive, it could cause the cpio executable to crash. This issue only affected 64-bit platforms. (CVE-2005-4268)
Users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat buffer overflow heap overflow Moderate cpio update archive security

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4268 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0624 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm
ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm
ppc: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ppc.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ppc.rpm
s390: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390.rpm
s390x: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390x.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm
x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm
ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source:
i386: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.i386.rpm
ia64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: cpio-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm cpio-debuginfo-2.5-6.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm
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Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0145-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0145.html
Issue date: 2010-03-15

Topic

An updated cpio package that fixes two security issues is now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 3.This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat buffer overflow heap overflow Moderate cpio update archive security

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

229191 - CVE-2005-4268 cpio large filesize buffer overflow

564368 - CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a specially-crafted archive

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