RedHat: Low: slocate security update
Summary
Summary
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Like locate, slocate searches through a central database (updated nightly) for files that match a given pattern. Slocate allows you to quickly find files anywhere on your system. A bug was found in the way slocate scans the local filesystem. A carefully prepared directory structure could cause updatedb's file system scan to fail silently, resulting in an incomplete slocate database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue. Additionally this update addresses the following issues: - - Files with a size of 2 GB and larger were not entered into the slocate database. - - File system type exclusions were processed only when starting updatedb and did not reflect file systems mounted while updatedb was running (for example, automounted file systems). - - File system type exclusions were ignored for file systems that were mounted to a path containing a symbolic link. - - Databases created by slocate were owned by the slocate group even if they were created by regular users. Users of slocate are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches and is not affected by these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:
up2date
For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
132571 - Files > 2 GB are not entered into slocate data base
139950 - slocate collects .automount files over nfs
169453 - CAN-2005-2499 slocate DOS
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
SRPMS:
0652f2d48a5f5bc146f62ddf18a859a2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.src.rpm
i386:
7d238c27081ed073269359e79319b7bd slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.i386.rpm
ia64:
390fc703afec21d6244c6e2aa1414ec2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.ia64.rpm
ppc:
b07fd76ab3c6716c4253c74cb59c26a3 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.ppc.rpm
s390:
86b77a7eadc28dbe7379728dc816a96e slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.s390.rpm
s390x:
4954e1ae86d8a391d44702f871dcfe49 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
1086c5a84f92aecc5c29340ea1a8f218 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
SRPMS:
0652f2d48a5f5bc146f62ddf18a859a2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.src.rpm
i386:
7d238c27081ed073269359e79319b7bd slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.i386.rpm
x86_64:
1086c5a84f92aecc5c29340ea1a8f218 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
SRPMS:
0652f2d48a5f5bc146f62ddf18a859a2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.src.rpm
i386:
7d238c27081ed073269359e79319b7bd slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.i386.rpm
ia64:
390fc703afec21d6244c6e2aa1414ec2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
1086c5a84f92aecc5c29340ea1a8f218 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
SRPMS:
0652f2d48a5f5bc146f62ddf18a859a2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.src.rpm
i386:
7d238c27081ed073269359e79319b7bd slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.i386.rpm
ia64:
390fc703afec21d6244c6e2aa1414ec2 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
1086c5a84f92aecc5c29340ea1a8f218 slocate-2.7-3.RHEL3.6.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-2005-2499
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
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
Bugs Fixed