Mandrake alert: Updated usermode packages remove insecure shutdown command

Posted by dave on Mar 14, 2003 3:51 PM EDT
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The /usr/bin/shutdown command that comes with the usermode package can be executed by local users to shutdown all running processes and drop into a root shell. This command is not really needed to shutdown a system, so it has been removed and all users are encouraged to upgrade. Please note that the user must have local console access in order to obtain a root shell in this fashion. Update: The previous updated packages did not properly fix the problem. The pam files that allow a (physically) local user to shutdown were not removed. This has been corrected.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: usermode Advisory ID: MDKSA-2003:031-1 Date: March 14th, 2003 Original Advisory Date: March 12th, 2003 Affected versions: 8.1, 8.2, Corporate Server 2.1, Multi Network Firewall 8.2 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

The /usr/bin/shutdown command that comes with the usermode package can be executed by local users to shutdown all running processes and drop into a root shell. This command is not really needed to shutdown a system, so it has been removed and all users are encouraged to upgrade. Please note that the user must have local console access in order to obtain a root shell in this fashion. Update:

The previous updated packages did not properly fix the problem. The pam files that allow a (physically) local user to shutdown were not removed. This has been corrected. ________________________________________________________________________

References: ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Corporate Server 2.1: db92eb539562ba46c518b27e5beea665 corporate/2.1/RPMS/usermode-1.55-8.2mdk.i586.rpm 0b6a38da4dcad1a0fc5eaefa60495f56 corporate/2.1/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.55-8.2mdk.i586.rpm c0e297b0cb1b61fbbdb158b60a5dba6d corporate/2.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.55-8.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 9db8f2fd47ce931b5562085a1f01d48b 8.1/RPMS/usermode-1.42-8.2mdk.i586.rpm 3429d2aed693326b80896fc6c8725122 8.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.42-8.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1/IA64: fa3cb6330b63f66306079dd40a16c2fe ia64/8.1/RPMS/usermode-1.42-8.2mdk.ia64.rpm 3429d2aed693326b80896fc6c8725122 ia64/8.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.42-8.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2: 1700dd357b1b2771258aba9a1a82519f 8.2/RPMS/usermode-1.44-4.2mdk.i586.rpm 0d611b6402d67cc1902f702c5410c719 8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.2mdk.i586.rpm 68259b469130f44069a7de0e51bcc191 8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC: 6881cccd3deb138fa16d72f57ee8b491 ppc/8.2/RPMS/usermode-1.44-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm 671d254d4e19f2e39bff9cab4720dcf6 ppc/8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.2mdk.ppc.rpm 68259b469130f44069a7de0e51bcc191 ppc/8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.2mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 8.2: 0d611b6402d67cc1902f702c5410c719 mnf8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.2mdk.i586.rpm 68259b469130f44069a7de0e51bcc191 mnf8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.2mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information): 408 - vulnerability fixed in RedHat two years ago still in Mandrake 8.2 ________________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm". A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:

rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security_linux-mandrake.com

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team <security linux-mandrake.com>

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