RedHat: Moderate: mc security update
Summary
Summary
Midnight Commander is a visual shell much like a file manager. Several denial of service bugs were found in Midnight Commander. These bugs could cause Midnight Commander to hang or crash if a victim opens a carefully crafted file. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2004-1009, CAN-2004-1090, CAN-2004-1091, CAN-2004-1093 and CAN-2004-1174 to these issues. A filename quoting bug was found in Midnight Commander's FISH protocol handler. If a victim connects via embedded SSH support to a host containing a carefully crafted filename, arbitrary code may be executed as the user running Midnight Commander. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-1175 to this issue. A buffer overflow bug was found in the way Midnight Commander handles directory completion. If a victim uses completion on a maliciously crafted directory path, it is possible for arbitrary code to be executed as the user running Midnight Commander. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0763 to this issue. Users of mc are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain backported security patches to correct 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/):
158671 - CAN-2004-1009 Multiple mc issues (CAN-2004-1090 CAN-2004-1091 CAN-2004-1093 CAN-2004-1174 CAN-2004-1175 CAN-2005-0763)
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS:
9e805a0d7578118dd90b7afc8f8ea38f mc-4.5.51-36.8.src.rpm
i386:
e2ce1ca37f0725b120fa91d68579e381 gmc-4.5.51-36.8.i386.rpm
bdc096816859dace0dde57ab3fffcb53 mc-4.5.51-36.8.i386.rpm
ba21d0bddad88febd13325e551403e2e mcserv-4.5.51-36.8.i386.rpm
ia64:
43a53ce5a7ec823b9531437ec7f51a79 gmc-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
59287fee62f48ce8c8fb72f923c923d7 mc-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
be6ee2ff486ab9e9c14fefb620532175 mcserv-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS:
9e805a0d7578118dd90b7afc8f8ea38f mc-4.5.51-36.8.src.rpm
ia64:
43a53ce5a7ec823b9531437ec7f51a79 gmc-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
59287fee62f48ce8c8fb72f923c923d7 mc-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
be6ee2ff486ab9e9c14fefb620532175 mcserv-4.5.51-36.8.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS:
9e805a0d7578118dd90b7afc8f8ea38f mc-4.5.51-36.8.src.rpm
i386:
e2ce1ca37f0725b120fa91d68579e381 gmc-4.5.51-36.8.i386.rpm
bdc096816859dace0dde57ab3fffcb53 mc-4.5.51-36.8.i386.rpm
ba21d0bddad88febd13325e551403e2e mcserv-4.5.51-36.8.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-2004-1009 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1090 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1091 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1093 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1174 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1175 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0763
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 WS version 2.1 - i386
Bugs Fixed