Subject: [yellowdog-updates] Yellow Dog Linux Security Update: YDU-20020127-10
dburcaw@newhope.terraplex.com
Date: Sun Jan 27 2002 - 19:03:56 MST
Yellow Dog Linux Security Announcement
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Package: uucp
Issue Date: January 27, 2002
Priority: high
Advisory ID: YDU-20020127-10
1. Topic:
uuxqt in the uucp package contains a security problem that has
been fixed with these updates packages.
2. Problem:
uuxqt in Taylor UUCP package does not properly remove dangerous long
options, which allows local users to gain uid and gid uucp privileges by
calling uux and specifying an alternate configuration file with the
--config option
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has
assigned the name CAN-2001-0873 to this issue.
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 uucp
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-2.1/ppc/
rpm -Fvh uucp-1.06.1-31.7.1.ppc.rpm
4. Verification
MD5 checksum Package
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d3e4711d55f79e97371213e6fe948646 ppc/uucp-1.06.1-31.7.1.ppc.rpm
7a115048fafa351450370aad1121a348 SRPMS/uucp-1.06.1-31.7.1.src.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://http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/support/solutions/ydl_general/yup.shtml
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