RedHat: Critical: lynx security update RHSA-2005:803-01
Summary
Summary
Lynx is a text-based Web browser. Ulf Harnhammar discovered a stack overflow bug in Lynx when handling connections to NNTP (news) servers. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious news server which could execute arbitrary code as the user running lynx. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CAN-2005-3120 to this issue. Users should update to this erratum package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
170253 - CAN-2005-3120 lynx buffer overflow
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
60a69f80b73d527c0245b4ed65a5cbb7 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.src.rpm
i386:
0d17fa55fcb0d090b95b70aee84b9d32 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
c6bf49b71290710e76a3e188d45a5c96 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
60a69f80b73d527c0245b4ed65a5cbb7 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.src.rpm
ia64:
c6bf49b71290710e76a3e188d45a5c96 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:
60a69f80b73d527c0245b4ed65a5cbb7 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.src.rpm
i386:
0d17fa55fcb0d090b95b70aee84b9d32 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
60a69f80b73d527c0245b4ed65a5cbb7 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.src.rpm
i386:
0d17fa55fcb0d090b95b70aee84b9d32 lynx-2.8.4-18.1.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
SRPMS:
ca0e6cecdbe5d962ba2e0e25906f06c3 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.src.rpm
i386:
4fbf85314f748e70d688d4ef9f1ff039 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
78719dbe540537935c8ff0580a2e0d81 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
f2eac36b447292abc662862220bfb06a lynx-2.8.5-11.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
0a54265e85c70269d716143f516ba4c8 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
e6954205d07620602060a637f256427b lynx-2.8.5-11.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
d5b28eee28b96bfc485c931bc70f6c8a lynx-2.8.5-11.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
SRPMS:
ca0e6cecdbe5d962ba2e0e25906f06c3 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.src.rpm
i386:
4fbf85314f748e70d688d4ef9f1ff039 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
d5b28eee28b96bfc485c931bc70f6c8a lynx-2.8.5-11.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
SRPMS:
ca0e6cecdbe5d962ba2e0e25906f06c3 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.src.rpm
i386:
4fbf85314f748e70d688d4ef9f1ff039 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
78719dbe540537935c8ff0580a2e0d81 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
d5b28eee28b96bfc485c931bc70f6c8a lynx-2.8.5-11.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
SRPMS:
ca0e6cecdbe5d962ba2e0e25906f06c3 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.src.rpm
i386:
4fbf85314f748e70d688d4ef9f1ff039 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
78719dbe540537935c8ff0580a2e0d81 lynx-2.8.5-11.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
d5b28eee28b96bfc485c931bc70f6c8a lynx-2.8.5-11.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
ffba2de47eba8a232bc7105f5cbefd3d lynx-2.8.5-18.1.src.rpm
i386:
4513cdfc3723631c7782f6352cdc6b15 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e3a4b2cc33e6df7fef19930cc691989 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
e6e33d53c3eca23c054c697b2c950bde lynx-2.8.5-18.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
03c82d440c67572bf89a32af3b736794 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
b6c47ed03460baeeab046340e937c857 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
02db15ab7e3205f8909e6f7e859f84f3 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
ffba2de47eba8a232bc7105f5cbefd3d lynx-2.8.5-18.1.src.rpm
i386:
4513cdfc3723631c7782f6352cdc6b15 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
02db15ab7e3205f8909e6f7e859f84f3 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
ffba2de47eba8a232bc7105f5cbefd3d lynx-2.8.5-18.1.src.rpm
i386:
4513cdfc3723631c7782f6352cdc6b15 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e3a4b2cc33e6df7fef19930cc691989 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
02db15ab7e3205f8909e6f7e859f84f3 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
ffba2de47eba8a232bc7105f5cbefd3d lynx-2.8.5-18.1.src.rpm
i386:
4513cdfc3723631c7782f6352cdc6b15 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
8e3a4b2cc33e6df7fef19930cc691989 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
02db15ab7e3205f8909e6f7e859f84f3 lynx-2.8.5-18.1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-3120
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Bugs Fixed