Mandrake alert: tcltk update

Posted by dave on Sep 23, 2002 3:18 PM EDT
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Some problems were discovered with the Tcl/Tk development environment. The expect application would search for its libraries in /var/tmp prior to searching in other directories, which could allow a local user to gain root privilege by writing a trojan library and waiting for the root user to run the mkpasswd utility. This is fixed in version 5.32 of expect. A similiar vulnerability has been fixed in the tcltk package which searched for its libraries in the current working directory prior to searching in other directories. This could be used to execute arbitrary code by local users through the use of a trojan library. 

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
________________________________________________________________________

Package name:           tcl/tk
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:060
Date:                   September 23rd, 2002
Affected versions:      7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, Single Network Firewall 7.2
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Problem Description:

 Some problems were discovered with the Tcl/Tk development environment.
 The expect application would search for its libraries in /var/tmp prior
 to searching in other directories, which could allow a local user to
 gain root privilege by writing a trojan library and waiting for the
 root user to run the mkpasswd utility.  This is fixed in version 5.32
 of expect.  A similiar vulnerability has been fixed in the tcltk
 package which searched for its libraries in the current working
 directory prior to searching in other directories.  This could be
 used to execute arbitrary code by local users through the use of
 a trojan library.
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References:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-1374
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2001-1375
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Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 566d7d84e4017d17e506eaf4cde2c10a  7.2/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 bc37ea40c437e306187c99de5212b288  7.2/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 377801f6fb7778aba0a4e0079b39bf27  7.2/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 0676f178768a3b45605f67a3ce0d4b07  7.2/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 32aad5633d725da50c13f16d8508bf75  7.2/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 55f9caec5765b9bcace590c1595c5af1  7.2/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 c770202cadd12700bf51864d5ad27f07  7.2/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  7.2/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 54638fdf1fa07b6294e866a607503fca  8.0/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 0dc72f60a3b2e0b9f15bedcb2a034c3c  8.0/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 a0b3ebfdef88dd0ab9130a486cbc9b83  8.0/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 41fb43ca5ff31fc192369bec869a7f1d  8.0/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 a7db7139a86b8618c5fa379c8b070955  8.0/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 153bc98c5e18e4f3eb881a82875cf981  8.0/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e6ecdc166e887c3d23d62a1311c4a833  8.0/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  8.0/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 55bd21aebdb3846ce8d8b67117958622  ppc/8.0/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 289e2485346663a59267a24e1df6bd12  ppc/8.0/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 ff9bf4f7527bf057784da7d6e6b730c9  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 c47d72ab1928de2ade126ffb3cce3a0e  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 48ad4894cf489931261e124fc275fa8f  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 b9ec2b16074d4d4fa72fc5ea87637051  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 dfb454001d5188527bd2cecc5efc6dbb  ppc/8.0/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 f8f9d4856fc2c57544aaa297b515131d  8.1/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 9cebc7cafeb4b929172b548268bf53c9  8.1/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e43ac2adde88a65ef34465194b22dea3  8.1/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 d427c862c8ab2c44b65cbd5fd642c24e  8.1/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 7a44e20528831425f18dc6a6ccdc6f9c  8.1/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 80517523fcd6f4e6b897f45d02fc1ca3  8.1/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 48a1d6e7950587c2ae464f6e36b0b07f  8.1/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  8.1/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 f1a5e41a1be509ec354f090604353627  ia64/8.1/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 e1b9338022f6d2f9d0814a9f8b1594f7  ia64/8.1/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 38c645a47331d49a150da8eb4775a149  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 9a92ce078048cd3de474ad6af6ae59d4  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 fd8104e90de39c8a0a0e9b25d29a7e5d  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 d9ec7111ab9d948eab734b6064c94daa  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 a4a1781d1ecd6c6fa092e16523a29c5a  ia64/8.1/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ia64.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 aadf3c0207b22c4d2a0fa8070f9b65f7  8.2/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 44bb488e768f0a18e2b506ce789832f2  8.2/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 5a751b111365a248ccff8199c0fcc5a8  8.2/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 55bad6344e26e24b4f51d002b5ec8cec  8.2/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 4ee47e4ed86918d0574608d3f03792e8  8.2/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 b84742f69817361c672c7a90a5a4bd44  8.2/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 1b377bfaa3a0aef5e9c1f6343d5e52b3  8.2/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  8.2/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
 c2fa3d12f9af14419c1425b6c57edb43  ppc/8.2/RPMS/expect-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 a1f71bf0d58bb5b6f128d38c5e6be63d  ppc/8.2/RPMS/itcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 1b71da96d9f33f5bf79b98d45832d162  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 14fc72becccbdc4584c153cc8ad7b317  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tcllib-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 7014905822385744a2dc69f759b0fcdd  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tclx-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 1c005db255f06d2eeae0980ed9501dcc  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tix-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 0e75cacb396d162d7b3cc00f70b5828c  ppc/8.2/RPMS/tk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm

 Single Network Firewall 7.2:
 377801f6fb7778aba0a4e0079b39bf27  snf7.2/RPMS/tcl-8.3.3-21.3mdk.i586.rpm
 e4583c4fc27b877c3febc557a8e6c1d2  snf7.2/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-21.3mdk.src.rpm
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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
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Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security@linux-mandrake.com>


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