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                   Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Updated Tcl/Tk packages fix local vulnerability
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2002:148-06
Issue date:        2002-07-22
Updated on:        2002-08-12
Product:           Red Hat Linux
Keywords:          expect current directory /var/tmp
Cross references:  
Obsoletes:         
CVE Names:         CAN-2001-1374 CAN-2001-1375
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1. Topic:

Updated Tcl/Tk packages for Red Hat Linux 7 and 7.1 fix two local
vulnerabilities.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 7.0 - alpha, i386

Red Hat Linux 7.1 - alpha, i386, ia64

3. Problem description:

The Tcl/Tk development environment comprises a number of applications tcl,
tk, tix, tclX, expect, and itcl.

The expect application, prior to version 5.32, searched for its libraries
in /var/tmp before searching in other directories. This behavior could
allow local users to gain root privileges by writing a Trojan horse library
and getting the root user to run mkpasswd.

The tcl/tk package searched for its libraries in the current working
directory before other directories, which could allow local users to
execute arbitrary code by writing Trojan horse library that is under a
user-controlled directory.

These issues affect Red Hat Linux versions 7 and 7.1, they were fixed
in later Red Hat releases.

All users should upgrade to the errata packages which are not vulnerable to
these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade.  Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated.  Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated.  Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network.  Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates.  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  (  for more info):

22187 - Tcl/Tk build env doesn't work well with auto build environment
28224 - expect searches /var/tmp before /usr/lib
28226 - tcl looks in the current directory for libs

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 7.0:

SRPMS: 
 

alpha: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

i386: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

Red Hat Linux 7.1:

SRPMS: 
 

alpha: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

i386: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

ia64: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
 



7. Verification:

MD5 sum                          Package Name
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adec70c2d906c13782c9462835bcb568 7.0/en/os/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-69.src.rpm
6e2a36672ceef7ecd9be90993d46679b 7.0/en/os/alpha/expect-5.32.2-69.alpha.rpm
32420f94e7876a8c1c46795f96d2b3f9 7.0/en/os/alpha/itcl-3.2-69.alpha.rpm
c086576545a7b6789c95c23ecc9a44dd 7.0/en/os/alpha/tcl-8.3.3-69.alpha.rpm
647fc45508dc32e00eacfcc7f2ecb22a 7.0/en/os/alpha/tcllib-1.0-69.alpha.rpm
0bc39c958f673431649d5c36c227fdd6 7.0/en/os/alpha/tclx-8.3-69.alpha.rpm
a6c34edcbc69746e48cff7576bd2f92e 7.0/en/os/alpha/tix-8.2.0b1-69.alpha.rpm
681916d751c2acea124b3e49a6a5b667 7.0/en/os/alpha/tk-8.3.3-69.alpha.rpm
17fc0a224980f80820d6072265a57944 7.0/en/os/i386/expect-5.32.2-69.i386.rpm
bf38ebd1b1f2e61f7187c3556a6b3c67 7.0/en/os/i386/itcl-3.2-69.i386.rpm
c1cfaad79572c2a52446b220405642a2 7.0/en/os/i386/tcl-8.3.3-69.i386.rpm
d1f002a59db0fc345111b5a2ea2e45f9 7.0/en/os/i386/tcllib-1.0-69.i386.rpm
541717fae007069c1e3df90caaf8a390 7.0/en/os/i386/tclx-8.3-69.i386.rpm
e83d7cfed36ab99faca57d7ae2dcc6d2 7.0/en/os/i386/tix-8.2.0b1-69.i386.rpm
40704d033da7dcdbbc5dbf1166d4f3b2 7.0/en/os/i386/tk-8.3.3-69.i386.rpm
adec70c2d906c13782c9462835bcb568 7.1/en/os/SRPMS/tcltk-8.3.3-69.src.rpm
6e2a36672ceef7ecd9be90993d46679b 7.1/en/os/alpha/expect-5.32.2-69.alpha.rpm
32420f94e7876a8c1c46795f96d2b3f9 7.1/en/os/alpha/itcl-3.2-69.alpha.rpm
c086576545a7b6789c95c23ecc9a44dd 7.1/en/os/alpha/tcl-8.3.3-69.alpha.rpm
647fc45508dc32e00eacfcc7f2ecb22a 7.1/en/os/alpha/tcllib-1.0-69.alpha.rpm
0bc39c958f673431649d5c36c227fdd6 7.1/en/os/alpha/tclx-8.3-69.alpha.rpm
a6c34edcbc69746e48cff7576bd2f92e 7.1/en/os/alpha/tix-8.2.0b1-69.alpha.rpm
681916d751c2acea124b3e49a6a5b667 7.1/en/os/alpha/tk-8.3.3-69.alpha.rpm
17fc0a224980f80820d6072265a57944 7.1/en/os/i386/expect-5.32.2-69.i386.rpm
bf38ebd1b1f2e61f7187c3556a6b3c67 7.1/en/os/i386/itcl-3.2-69.i386.rpm
c1cfaad79572c2a52446b220405642a2 7.1/en/os/i386/tcl-8.3.3-69.i386.rpm
d1f002a59db0fc345111b5a2ea2e45f9 7.1/en/os/i386/tcllib-1.0-69.i386.rpm
541717fae007069c1e3df90caaf8a390 7.1/en/os/i386/tclx-8.3-69.i386.rpm
e83d7cfed36ab99faca57d7ae2dcc6d2 7.1/en/os/i386/tix-8.2.0b1-69.i386.rpm
40704d033da7dcdbbc5dbf1166d4f3b2 7.1/en/os/i386/tk-8.3.3-69.i386.rpm
91c7536265c60db657d451a04ab25f4a 7.1/en/os/ia64/expect-5.32.2-69.ia64.rpm
b9c7f8fa6afce2180b2fdf0b216bf7ba 7.1/en/os/ia64/itcl-3.2-69.ia64.rpm
2690748c462c2f22df37f2a1804e16b1 7.1/en/os/ia64/tcl-8.3.3-69.ia64.rpm
7134aff4dfc015140db686ea59d83ca4 7.1/en/os/ia64/tcllib-1.0-69.ia64.rpm
1c8c775ecff0a9798cef15f936bdbd22 7.1/en/os/ia64/tclx-8.3-69.ia64.rpm
261c381cb2b0f6fb632e7a5e29afb548 7.1/en/os/ia64/tix-8.2.0b1-69.ia64.rpm
d1b2e5cca077041312ca64b9d38c9e8e 7.1/en/os/ia64/tk-8.3.3-69.ia64.rpm


These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security.  Our key
is available at:
     About

You can verify each package with the following command:
    rpm --checksig  

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
    rpm --checksig --nogpg 


8. References:
 
CVE -CVE-2001-1374 
CVE -CVE-2001-1375


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