RHSA-2005:378-01: Low: cpio security update

Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 07/21/2005 12:44 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A cpio security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Low: cpio security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:378-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-378.html
Issue date: 2005-07-21
Updated on: 2005-07-21
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-2005-1111
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1. Summary:

An updated cpio package that fixes multiple issues is now available.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

2. 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
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

3. Problem description:

GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.

A race condition bug was found in cpio. It is possible for a local malicious user to modify the permissions of a local file if they have write access to a directory in which a cpio archive is being extracted. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-1111 to this issue.

Additionally, this update adds cpio support for archives larger than 2GB. However, the size of individual files within an archive is limited to 4GB.

All users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported fixes for these issues.

4. 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/):

105617 - cpio does not support large files gt; 2GB
144688 - cpio fails to unpack initrd on ppc
154507 - 511278 - needs fix for RHEL 4 on cpio bugzilla 105617
155749 - CAN-2005-1111 Race condition in cpio

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm
e5f2a621ca4099de80ad451722fbf17f cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm

i386:
6d24e863541e94a83322c2c2f9a7cf01 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.i386.rpm

ia64:
e7d62ac8c85bdf8e6292ff6d6b167069 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
387a870467065f058f2dc75e0b4088d6 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.ppc.rpm

s390:
fe8d12ebe4e78abe460a7c062eac777f cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.s390.rpm

s390x:
7f78260811bb7a827b436d1f19a5b780 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
e8c3dc0c74a04b6d42bcb9af63a0e3f3 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm
e5f2a621ca4099de80ad451722fbf17f cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm

i386:
6d24e863541e94a83322c2c2f9a7cf01 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
e8c3dc0c74a04b6d42bcb9af63a0e3f3 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm
e5f2a621ca4099de80ad451722fbf17f cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm

i386:
6d24e863541e94a83322c2c2f9a7cf01 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.i386.rpm

ia64:
e7d62ac8c85bdf8e6292ff6d6b167069 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
e8c3dc0c74a04b6d42bcb9af63a0e3f3 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm
e5f2a621ca4099de80ad451722fbf17f cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.src.rpm

i386:
6d24e863541e94a83322c2c2f9a7cf01 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.i386.rpm

ia64:
e7d62ac8c85bdf8e6292ff6d6b167069 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
e8c3dc0c74a04b6d42bcb9af63a0e3f3 cpio-2.5-4.RHEL3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm
17b4f342a3b3aaa3d47b06b420b6950f cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
e275d9014ba5e817b821597548f73d20 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
f433780eb69c44dbe0cdd9ebca0c2ab6 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
8b2602b1cd384a24e881b0c1c5100fe3 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.ppc.rpm

s390:
135b9dca6dac52f3889b0b06bcebd118 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.s390.rpm

s390x:
64df4fdcf4219ebfc5b7d1559150765e cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
ce03220243730632bbfdad24ee340b8d cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm
17b4f342a3b3aaa3d47b06b420b6950f cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
e275d9014ba5e817b821597548f73d20 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
ce03220243730632bbfdad24ee340b8d cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm
17b4f342a3b3aaa3d47b06b420b6950f cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
e275d9014ba5e817b821597548f73d20 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
f433780eb69c44dbe0cdd9ebca0c2ab6 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
ce03220243730632bbfdad24ee340b8d cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm
17b4f342a3b3aaa3d47b06b420b6950f cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
e275d9014ba5e817b821597548f73d20 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
f433780eb69c44dbe0cdd9ebca0c2ab6 cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
ce03220243730632bbfdad24ee340b8d cpio-2.5-8.RHEL4.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

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1111

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is lt;secalert@redhat.comgt;. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.