Updated diffutils packages available

Advisory:	RHSA-2001:116-03
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2001-10-03
Last updated on:	2001-10-17
Affected Products:	Red Hat Linux 5.2 Red Hat Linux 6.2 Red Hat Linux 7.0 Red Hat Linux 7.1
OVAL:	N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2001-0117

Details

Updated diffutils packages are now available, fixing a temporary file
handling vulnerability in the sdiff program.

When using sdiff in interactive mode, a temporary file is created. The
new diffutils packages make sure to create that file in a secure way.

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.

Updated packages

Red Hat Linux 5.2

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/en/os/SRPMS/diffutils-2.7-22.5x.src.rpm Missing file	`ff7029002d184b7b860f21524f696b60`

alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/en/os/alpha/diffutils-2.7-22.5x.alpha.rpm Missing file	`35dfb8e4aba080dcbda65519bf266b71`

i386:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/en/os/i386/diffutils-2.7-22.5x.i386.rpm Missing file	`729984eac74f725e0ec8560c7ff114a5`

sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/5.2/en/os/sparc/diffutils-2.7-22.5x.sparc.rpm Missing file	`2c7f2ab3e5c0ddeba0b1791476cb7689`

Red Hat Linux 6.2

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/SRPMS/diffutils-2.7-22.6x.src.rpm Missing file	`d736703adc89c9ec4b6b43849a93375c`

Alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/alpha/diffutils-2.7-22.6x.alpha.rpm Missing file	`e3ebbf9aa5f5b663b011d1087866e959`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/i386/diffutils-2.7-22.6x.i386.rpm Missing file	`97f2748d9d8121b9a365c5d6e806e90f`

Sparc:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/6.2/en/os/sparc/diffutils-2.7-22.6x.sparc.rpm Missing file	`0689c3190111d4bbc7e37ae2da8afb7b`

Red Hat Linux 7.0

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/SRPMS/diffutils-2.7-22.70.src.rpm Missing file	`b59486f536fb05fcbb46ddf1134ad441`

Alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/alpha/diffutils-2.7-22.70.alpha.rpm Missing file	`7220cfb847ac459e89f95163443dc4f4`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.0/en/os/i386/diffutils-2.7-22.70.i386.rpm Missing file	`5a826dc3cf47c95aaa1506af652c3f95`

Red Hat Linux 7.1

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/SRPMS/diffutils-2.7-23.src.rpm Missing file	`a9e358e11d2c008fe0388b69901c4533`

Alpha:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/alpha/diffutils-2.7-23.alpha.rpm Missing file	`687c37a41d49b288a8bcea8469837fb8`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/i386/diffutils-2.7-23.i386.rpm Missing file	`0c7ef980105572472a6ae07f13aa7e10`

IA-64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/7.1/en/os/ia64/diffutils-2.7-23.ia64.rpm Missing file	`062bf0083809452267d49d42aa85d7e2`

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2001-0117

Keywords

file, sdiff, temporary

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