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An ethereal security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: ethereal security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:687-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-687.html
Issue date: 2005-08-10
Updated on: 2005-08-10
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Obsoletes: RHSA-2005:427
CVE Names: CAN-2005-2360 CAN-2005-2361 CAN-2005-2362 CAN-2005-2363 CAN-2005-2364 CAN-2005-2365 CAN-2005-2366 CAN-2005-2367
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1. Summary:

Updated Ethereal packages that fix various security vulnerabilities are now available.

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

2. 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 ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
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:

The ethereal package is a program for monitoring network traffic.

A number of security flaws have been discovered in Ethereal. On a system where Ethereal is running, a remote attacker could send malicious packets to trigger these flaws and cause Ethereal to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2005-2360, CAN-2005-2361, CAN-2005-2362, CAN-2005-2363, CAN-2005-2364, CAN-2005-2365, CAN-2005-2366, and CAN-2005-2367 to these issues.

Users of ethereal should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain version 0.10.12 which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Note: To reduce the risk of future vulnerabilities in Ethereal, the ethereal and tethereal programs in this update have been compiled as Position Independant Executables (PIE) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4. In addition FORTIFY_SOURCE has been enabled for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 packages to provide compile time and runtime buffer checks.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. 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 (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

164243 - CAN-2005-2360 Multiple ethereal flaws (CAN-2005-2361 CAN-2005-2362 CAN-2005-2363 CAN-2005-2364 CAN-2005-2365 CAN-2005-2366 CAN-2005-2367)


6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm
e6750808d58dcab86c89fb8bea90fd56 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
d9f59051dd15229d3136d3cd086aa1bd ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm
34c9f803f3e8883ef90b45e4d9b6899e ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
d965e4d14df330b9472e71cc644a2c04 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
9a9e68e06569570af83f2528fce370ff ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm
e6750808d58dcab86c89fb8bea90fd56 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm

ia64:
d965e4d14df330b9472e71cc644a2c04 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.ia64.rpm
9a9e68e06569570af83f2528fce370ff ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.ia64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm
e6750808d58dcab86c89fb8bea90fd56 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
d9f59051dd15229d3136d3cd086aa1bd ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm
34c9f803f3e8883ef90b45e4d9b6899e ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm
e6750808d58dcab86c89fb8bea90fd56 ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.src.rpm

i386:
d9f59051dd15229d3136d3cd086aa1bd ethereal-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm
34c9f803f3e8883ef90b45e4d9b6899e ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.AS21.1.i386.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm
3e50f832d29b79703b52d8c25327a732 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386:
3b9374ed115e8d4c08c5bc32dcff533d ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm
efd0edce76a730ee37e77b5628a38ff6 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
8b65506122145cea403b959002ecdb7b ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm
5b1391d4baf56783cbeaf0cb6815e2a7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
cf94f863f2c79287a3e0dd6ab239d5fe ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ppc.rpm
683bb719663cb5194a14388fca391887 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
3994cd06d7170bd1d9ed62c4631bec7b ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.s390.rpm
6632eb70244590a4af639f44836081c7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
93252c0310e567261fcff82306eab140 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.s390x.rpm
cf84809b605cff0fe99157a771e75a3f ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
0b1cc1d9ae386ae1b83c80ed1902e649 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
1d628d14c0aeb1316e4e28e4748e714f ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm
3e50f832d29b79703b52d8c25327a732 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386:
3b9374ed115e8d4c08c5bc32dcff533d ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm
efd0edce76a730ee37e77b5628a38ff6 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
0b1cc1d9ae386ae1b83c80ed1902e649 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
1d628d14c0aeb1316e4e28e4748e714f ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm
3e50f832d29b79703b52d8c25327a732 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386:
3b9374ed115e8d4c08c5bc32dcff533d ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm
efd0edce76a730ee37e77b5628a38ff6 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
8b65506122145cea403b959002ecdb7b ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm
5b1391d4baf56783cbeaf0cb6815e2a7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
0b1cc1d9ae386ae1b83c80ed1902e649 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
1d628d14c0aeb1316e4e28e4748e714f ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm
3e50f832d29b79703b52d8c25327a732 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.src.rpm

i386:
3b9374ed115e8d4c08c5bc32dcff533d ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm
efd0edce76a730ee37e77b5628a38ff6 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
8b65506122145cea403b959002ecdb7b ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm
5b1391d4baf56783cbeaf0cb6815e2a7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
0b1cc1d9ae386ae1b83c80ed1902e649 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm
1d628d14c0aeb1316e4e28e4748e714f ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL3.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm
7b2f445f71663732f4b93ebf07eba0db ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
36f28de8181662837cd29222f0a33ab6 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm
f8c99a3e1df81926048514614389aa69 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c2ce14b507a87145a200cf2649371abb ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm
7ac1e011517a6b19ef0f18a7fa92dcf1 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
192fdbdbac0a1cab814c6db7f9d1c2ae ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ppc.rpm
43677627abf7b80cca85f1a3106570f4 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
ebb550293e7f538d11a8b03dbbcdaafd ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.s390.rpm
0b9b64e01534188c24606bf6e4a29c81 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
949e09f01dec2c8d732585ea23afa630 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.s390x.rpm
b4a19f717ab41ed5e73c7a1042f5fd2e ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
e84d5eb87488a595a6ef47a2e4893fa7 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm
987beed8f2d30e115d4ee35ea79958c7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm
7b2f445f71663732f4b93ebf07eba0db ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
36f28de8181662837cd29222f0a33ab6 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm
f8c99a3e1df81926048514614389aa69 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
e84d5eb87488a595a6ef47a2e4893fa7 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm
987beed8f2d30e115d4ee35ea79958c7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm
7b2f445f71663732f4b93ebf07eba0db ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
36f28de8181662837cd29222f0a33ab6 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm
f8c99a3e1df81926048514614389aa69 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c2ce14b507a87145a200cf2649371abb ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm
7ac1e011517a6b19ef0f18a7fa92dcf1 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
e84d5eb87488a595a6ef47a2e4893fa7 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm
987beed8f2d30e115d4ee35ea79958c7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm
7b2f445f71663732f4b93ebf07eba0db ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
36f28de8181662837cd29222f0a33ab6 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm
f8c99a3e1df81926048514614389aa69 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c2ce14b507a87145a200cf2649371abb ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm
7ac1e011517a6b19ef0f18a7fa92dcf1 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
e84d5eb87488a595a6ef47a2e4893fa7 ethereal-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm
987beed8f2d30e115d4ee35ea79958c7 ethereal-gnome-0.10.12-1.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

http://www.redhat.com/magazine/009jul05/features/execshield/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2360
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2361
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2362
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2363
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2364
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2365
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2366
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2367

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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