RHSA-2007:0245-02 Low: cpio security and bug fix update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Low: cpio security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0245-02
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0245.html
Issue date: 2007-05-01
Updated on: 2007-05-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: 64bit
CVE Names: CVE-2005-4268
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1. Summary:

An updated cpio package that fixes a security issue and various bugs 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 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 buffer overflow was found in cpio on 64-bit platforms. By tricking a
user into adding a specially crafted large file to a cpio archive, a local
attacker may be able to exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code with
the target user's privileges. (CVE-2005-4268)

This erratum also addresses the following bugs:

* cpio did not set exit codes appropriately.

* cpio did not create a ram disk properly.

All users of cpio are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported fixes to correct 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/):

172865 - CVE-2005-4268 cpio large filesize buffer overflow

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8 cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
a693c658d90dbc54c4eb72603cd3680c cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ppc.rpm
1152f5d0e1b329a3826f07db7cdf4069 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ppc.rpm

s390:
727190b7208a1a38747d686ead2dd43d cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390.rpm
6dd80d512c82c74cf11334c85a89c9c5 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390.rpm

s390x:
46dda77012cb216ed1e324e3fcb1025b cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390x.rpm
f93d3fa1b42ddd3f5e94392bbbcdf088 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8 cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8 cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm
72e927324438473ed3de93d31b1092b8 cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.src.rpm

i386:
34fcfdfabd7d7272ba82ae717ed681db cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm
f7e679ed314b0f18dfda8dea57585722 cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.i386.rpm

ia64:
d2c0c27a343258eba84b3b84536a28bd cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm
e305d5dd56b40477660e6b47f6c5e3db cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.RHEL4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
5d7496ce80a871ae437c9a0c51e34bdc cpio-2.5-13.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm
75c525eaecdbd397e5deb32c9aca651c cpio-debuginfo-2.5-13.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=CVE-2005-4268
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
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