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Server: cvs.openpkg.org Name: Michael Schloh
Root: /v/openpkg/cvs Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Module: openpkg-web Date: 10-Jun-2005 15:31:09
Branch: HEAD Handle: 2005061014310900
Modified files:
openpkg-web/security OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt
Log:
correct package name and formatting, and refer to
OpenPKG-SA-2005.010-openpkg
where the bootstrap package is treated for embedded gzip errors
Summary:
Revision Changes Path
1.2 +22 -18 openpkg-web/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt
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patch -p0 <<'@@ .'
Index: openpkg-web/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt
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$ cvs diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt
--- openpkg-web/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt 10 Jun 2005 12:32:22
-0000 1.1
+++ openpkg-web/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.009-gzip.txt 10 Jun 2005 13:31:09
-0000 1.2
@@ -24,22 +24,25 @@
According to a Debian bug report [0], Ulf Harnhammar discovered
an input validation error in the gzip data compressor [1]. Because
gzip(1) fails to properly validate file paths during decompression
- with the '-N' argument, a remote attacker using a malicious archive
+ with the "-N" argument, a remote attacker using a malicious archive
could corrupt arbitrary files with the privileges of the user that
is running gzip(1). The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
project assigned the identifier CAN-2005-1228 [2] to this problem.
+ Because the openpkg bootstrap package embeds gzip, it may be affected
+ as well. Please refer to OpenPKG-SA-2005.010-openpkg for details [3].
+
Please check whether you are affected by running "<prefix>/bin/openpkg
- rpm -q bzip2". If you have the "bzip2" package installed and its
+ rpm -q gzip". If you have the "gzip" package installed and its
version is affected (see above), we recommend that you immediately
- upgrade it (see Solution) and any dependent packages as well [3][4].
+ upgrade it (see Solution) and any dependent packages as well [4][5].
Solution:
Select the updated source RPM appropriate for your OpenPKG release
- [5][6], fetch it from the OpenPKG FTP service [7][8] or a mirror
- location, verify its integrity [9], build a corresponding binary
- RPM from it [3] and update your OpenPKG installation by applying the
- binary RPM [4]. For the most recent release OpenPKG 2.3, perform the
+ [6][7], fetch it from the OpenPKG FTP service [8][9] or a mirror
+ location, verify its integrity [10], build a corresponding binary
+ RPM from it [4] and update your OpenPKG installation by applying the
+ binary RPM [5]. For the most recent release OpenPKG 2.3, perform the
following operations to permanently fix the security problem (for
other releases adjust accordingly).
@@ -54,21 +57,22 @@
# <prefix>/bin/openpkg rpm -Fvh <prefix>/RPM/PKG/gzip-1.3.5-2.3.1.*.rpm
We recommend that you rebuild and reinstall any dependent packages
- (see above) as well [3][4]. The openpkg build tool can be instrumental
+ (see above) as well [4][5]. The openpkg build tool can be instrumental
in consistently updating and securing the entire OpenPKG instance.
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References:
- [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
- [1] http://www.gzip.org/
- [2] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1228
- [3] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-source
- [4] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-binary
- [5] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.3/UPD/gzip-1.3.5-2.3.1.src.rpm
- [6] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.2/UPD/gzip-1.3.5-2.2.1.src.rpm
- [7] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.3/UPD/
- [8] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.2/UPD/
- [9] http://www.openpkg.org/security.html#signature
+ [0] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=305255
+ [1] http://www.gzip.org/
+ [2] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1228
+ [3] http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.010-openpkg.html
+ [4] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-source
+ [5] http://www.openpkg.org/tutorial.html#regular-binary
+ [6] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.3/UPD/gzip-1.3.5-2.3.1.src.rpm
+ [7] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.2/UPD/gzip-1.3.5-2.2.1.src.rpm
+ [8] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.3/UPD/
+ [9] ftp://ftp.openpkg.org/release/2.2/UPD/
+ [10] http://www.openpkg.org/security.html#signature
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For security reasons, this advisory was digitally signed with the
@@ .
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