Mandrake alert: tar update

Posted by dave on Oct 10, 2002 2:14 PM EDT
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A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in GNU tar version 1.13.25 and earlier that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during extraction of the archive by using a ".." (dot dot) in an extracted filename.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: tar Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:066 Date: October 10th, 2002 Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, Corporate Server 1.0.1, Single Network Firewall 7.2 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

A directory traversal vulnerability was discovered in GNU tar version 1.13.25 and earlier that allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files during extraction of the archive by using a ".." (dot dot) in an extracted filename. ________________________________________________________________________

References:

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/196445 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-1267 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-0399 ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:

Linux-Mandrake 7.1: e38601b4cf24280c95110c2bb1295860 7.1/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 7.1/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2: e38601b4cf24280c95110c2bb1295860 7.2/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 7.2/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0: af16a2a8baa2102e329a9544e5493ab6 8.0/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 8.0/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc: 538e014cf4eb5e88899627a4a7a481df ppc/8.0/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.ppc.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe ppc/8.0/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 271575323590cc758886bd0381d873c1 8.1/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 8.1/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64: e2e780f9f79e5584c53bcb0697a17e1b ia64/8.1/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.ia64.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe ia64/8.1/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2: b75828f0b5158a86477a044cc79b4de8 8.2/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 8.2/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc: c37e2b421019e126ac3a63ca7aa42cd6 ppc/8.2/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.ppc.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe ppc/8.2/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.0: 6486eaafa407b7ee1938b0aa77fecb57 9.0/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 9.0/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1: e38601b4cf24280c95110c2bb1295860 1.0.1/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe 1.0.1/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm

Single Network Firewall 7.2: e38601b4cf24280c95110c2bb1295860 snf7.2/RPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.i586.rpm 5adf700af4dbd0c483e2957a2006bbbe snf7.2/SRPMS/tar-1.13.25-6.2mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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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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