RedHat: Low: libuser security update
Summary
Summary
The libuser library implements a standardized interface for manipulating and administering user and group accounts. The library uses pluggable back-ends to interface to its data sources. Sample applications that are modeled after applications from the shadow password suite are included in the package. Several denial of service bugs were discovered in libuser. Under certain conditions it is possible for an application linked against libuser to crash or operate irregularly. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-2392 to these issues. All users of libuser are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported fix and are not vulnerable to these issues.
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/):
167113 - CAN-2004-2392 libuser serious programming bugs
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
5e0f990b6bd85505365e57885021f427 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.src.rpm
i386:
94fa396fe3e070b6a669c28001663b72 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.rpm
3d30b7d22091eb982939b2db8b28486c libuser-devel-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
394a1089155f809af30b190bc3ac2cf6 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm
4888f35290a8d15ae47ecf63964e32e4 libuser-devel-0.32-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
5e0f990b6bd85505365e57885021f427 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.src.rpm
ia64:
394a1089155f809af30b190bc3ac2cf6 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm
4888f35290a8d15ae47ecf63964e32e4 libuser-devel-0.32-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS:
5e0f990b6bd85505365e57885021f427 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.src.rpm
i386:
94fa396fe3e070b6a669c28001663b72 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.rpm
3d30b7d22091eb982939b2db8b28486c libuser-devel-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
5e0f990b6bd85505365e57885021f427 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.src.rpm
i386:
94fa396fe3e070b6a669c28001663b72 libuser-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.rpm
3d30b7d22091eb982939b2db8b28486c libuser-devel-0.32-1.el2.1.i386.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-2004-2392
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
Bugs Fixed