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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: bzip2 security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2010:0858-03
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0858.html
Issue date:        2010-11-10
CVE Names:         CVE-2010-0405 
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1. Summary:

Updated bzip2 packages that fix one security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

bzip2 is a freely available, high-quality data compressor. It provides both
standalone compression and decompression utilities, as well as a shared
library for use with other programs.

An integer overflow flaw was discovered in the bzip2 decompression routine.
This issue could, when decompressing malformed archives, cause bzip2, or an
application linked against the libbz2 library, to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2010-0405)

Users of bzip2 should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to resolve this issue. All running applications using the
libbz2 library must be restarted for the update to take effect.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

627882 - CVE-2010-0405 bzip2: integer overflow flaw in BZ2_decompress

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm

ppc64:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390x.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390x.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390x.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm

x86_64:
bzip2-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-debuginfo-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-devel-1.0.5-7.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.i686.rpm
bzip2-libs-1.0.5-7.el6_0.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0405
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc.