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Linux Compatible » News » March 2009 » RHSA-2009:0344-01 Moderate: libsoup security update

RHSA-2009:0344-01 Moderate: libsoup security update

Posted by Bob on: 03/16/2009 04:20 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

A new update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Here the announcement:




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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: libsoup security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0344-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0344.html
Issue date: 2009-03-16
CVE Names: CVE-2009-0585
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated libsoup and evolution28-libsoup packages that fix a security issue
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, 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. Description:

libsoup is an HTTP client/library implementation for GNOME written in C. It
was originally part of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)
implementation called Soup, but the SOAP and non-SOAP parts have now been
split into separate packages.

An integer overflow flaw which caused a heap-based buffer overflow was
discovered in libsoup's Base64 encoding routine. An attacker could use this
flaw to crash, or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. This arbitrary code
would execute with the privileges of the application using libsoup's Base64
routine to encode large, untrusted inputs. (CVE-2009-0585)

All users of libsoup and evolution28-libsoup should upgrade to these
updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.
All running applications using the affected library function (such as
Evolution configured to connect to the GroupWise back-end) must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

488026 - CVE-2009-0585 libsoup: integer overflow in soup_base64_encode()

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.src.rpm

i386:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ppc.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ppc.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ppc64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ppc64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390x.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390x.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.s390x.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390x.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390x.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.src.rpm

i386:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.src.rpm

i386:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.src.rpm
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.src.rpm

i386:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
evolution28-libsoup-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
evolution28-libsoup-devel-2.2.98-5.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.1-4.el4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.src.rpm

i386:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.src.rpm

i386:
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.src.rpm

i386:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-debuginfo-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.i386.rpm
libsoup-devel-2.2.98-2.el5_3.1.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-2009-0585
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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