Mandrake security alert: Updated mc packages fix buffer overflow vulnerability

Posted by dave on Jan 26, 2004 4:49 PM EDT
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"A buffer overflow was discovered in mc's virtual filesystem code. This vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion."

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory _______________________________________________________________________

Package name: mc Advisory ID: MDKSA-2004:007 Date: January 26th, 2004

Affected versions: 9.1, 9.2, Corporate Server 2.1 ______________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

A buffer overflow was discovered in mc's virtual filesystem code. This vulnerability could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code during symlink conversion. The updated packages have been patched to correct the problem. _______________________________________________________________________

References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-1023 ______________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages: Corporate Server 2.1: 38317ed34ca1a0ce54018c85d808106a corporate/2.1/RPMS/mc-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm 1dd6c6ffab24a3ce7b57242c6912a44e corporate/2.1/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.i586.rpm 46277f91fbcdce43d6c142d912e87297 corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mc-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1/x86_64: 751dbc6182f482731db02998137d49d0 x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mc-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm cd3f95e756d6f5144d107f277429834d x86_64/corporate/2.1/RPMS/mcserv-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.x86_64.rpm 46277f91fbcdce43d6c142d912e87297 x86_64/corporate/2.1/SRPMS/mc-4.5.55-10.1.C21mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1: 62e5337a90f9bd712f9bb125d0140fb3 9.1/RPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.91mdk.i586.rpm fd218112b274a0dd6bb920baa84b31a8 9.1/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC: 3c217e26bef6c2d9c9c98cf13ddcf51c ppc/9.1/RPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.91mdk.ppc.rpm fd218112b274a0dd6bb920baa84b31a8 ppc/9.1/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.91mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2: 47f0fb32e7ffb1a85a6f0f2680bc6221 9.2/RPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.92mdk.i586.rpm edd4a1feb126d7cf7e2b74ccbc0997bf 9.2/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.92mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 9.2/AMD64: bcabfcfdaaf3f3659cf9115ac6c02f9a amd64/9.2/RPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.92mdk.amd64.rpm edd4a1feb126d7cf7e2b74ccbc0997bf amd64/9.2/SRPMS/mc-4.6.0-4.1.92mdk.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________

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

A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

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

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

gpg --recv-keys --keyserver http://www.mandrakesecure.net 0x22458A98

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

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