Subject: [yellowdog-updates] Yellow Dog Linux Security Advisory: YDU-20010725-5
dburcaw@newhope.terraplex.com
Date: Thu Aug 09 2001 - 15:33:46 MDT
Yellow Dog Linux Security Announcement
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Package: man
Issue Date: July 25, 2001
Priority: medium
Advisory ID: YDU-20010725-5
1. Topic:
The man package shipped with YDL 2.0
contains a heap overflow. Updated
packages are available.
2. Problem:
"A buffer size was calculated incorrectly in man.c.
Since man is setgid man, users could gain gid man privileges."
(from Red Hat's security advisory)
3. Solution:
a) Updating via yup...
We suggest that you use the Yellow Dog Update Program (yup)
to keep your system up-to-date. The following command(s) will
automatically retrieve and install the fixed version of
this update onto your system:
yup update man
b) Updating manually...
The update can also be retrieved manually from our ftp site
below along with the rpm command that should be used to install
the update. (Please use a mirror site)
ftp://ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/pub/yellowdog/updates/yellowdog-2.0/ppc/RPMS/
rpm -Fvh man-1.5i2-0.7x.ppc.rpm
4. Verification
MD5 checksum Package
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7712265bf16a0403eb29d5ca1daaf187 SRPMS/man-1.5i2-0.7x.src.rpm
6c0b5fff49b77d2f64615f1477fb3853 ppc/RPMS/man-1.5i2-0.7x.ppc.rpm
If you wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with,
examine the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg filename
5. Misc.
Terra Soft has setup a moderated mailing list where these security, bugfix, and package
enhancement announcements will be posted. See http://lists.yellowdoglinux.com/ for more
information.
For information regarding the usage of yup, the Yellow Dog Update Program, see
http://devel.yellowdoglinux.com/rp_yup.shtml
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