Mandrake alert: mod_ssl update

Posted by dave on Mar 7, 2002 7:36 PM EDT
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Ed Moyle discovered a buffer overflow in mod_ssl's session caching mechanisms that use shared memory and dbm. This could potentially be triggered by sending a very long client certificate to the server.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: mod_ssl Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:020 Date: March 7th, 2002 Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1, Single Network Firewall 7.2 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

Ed Moyle discovered a buffer overflow in mod_ssl's session caching mechanisms that use shared memory and dbm. This could potentially be triggered by sending a very long client certificate to the server. ________________________________________________________________________

References:

http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/4189 ________________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:

Linux-Mandrake 7.1: 57b34a081cca5b85aae6c097d067316a 7.1/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.4mdk.i586.rpm 5189233df0f03cb8fe78675dc4b7b58b 7.1/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.4mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2: b1fd2e18a7d3b8d512e2bf858c040282 7.2/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.3mdk.i586.rpm 09c08fd15d6e826188f51a41a047b568 7.2/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.3mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0: 25812a052c7e82db4015c80395d0a142 8.0/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.2mdk.i586.rpm ae2ab6e8cd666f6171b682f69340e0df 8.0/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc: 53b213329a866d92c4a70273cf0b591d ppc/8.0/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.2mdk.ppc.rpm ae2ab6e8cd666f6171b682f69340e0df ppc/8.0/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: 020058f4fd26dc78480804caf5cd0044 8.1/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.1mdk.i586.rpm 8e9e7f26e64e15d4323e69cc9afad15e 8.1/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64: 59974b39c67f4e2773416349c8207d54 ia64/8.1/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.1mdk.ia64.rpm 8e9e7f26e64e15d4323e69cc9afad15e ia64/8.1/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1: 57b34a081cca5b85aae6c097d067316a 1.0.1/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.4mdk.i586.rpm 5189233df0f03cb8fe78675dc4b7b58b 1.0.1/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.5-2.4mdk.src.rpm

Single Network Firewall 7.2: 27f5f01c9f3ec9fda3af4661fa84c9f5 snf7.2/RPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.4-4.2mdk.i586.rpm 5421309dd07559693f07800528561612 snf7.2/SRPMS/mod_ssl-2.8.4-4.2mdk.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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