semi security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2004:344-04
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Low
Issued on:	2004-08-18
Last updated on:	2004-08-18
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1) Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2004-0422

Details

Updated semi packages that fix vulnerabilities in flim temporary file
handling are now available.

The semi package includes a MIME library for GNU Emacs and XEmacs used by
the wl mail package.

Tatsuya Kinoshita discovered a vulnerability in flim, an emacs library
for working with Internet messages included in the semi package. Temporary
files were being created without taking adequate precautions, and therefore
a local user could potentially overwrite files with the privileges of the
user running emacs. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0422 to this issue.

Users of semi are advised to upgrade to these packages, which contain
a backported patch fixing this issue.

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/

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 115a6701fdc46617db076a3bdd0fa27c`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: dfcfc66f790902402b72eedd3a806284`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 23c1b96f8d9fc3d3aefa21812adbd5a1`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi-xemacs/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-xemacs-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 2e5dc06d5aadf594ae7222706e230e0e`

IA-64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 23c1b96f8d9fc3d3aefa21812adbd5a1`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi-xemacs/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-xemacs-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 2e5dc06d5aadf594ae7222706e230e0e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 115a6701fdc46617db076a3bdd0fa27c`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: dfcfc66f790902402b72eedd3a806284`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 23c1b96f8d9fc3d3aefa21812adbd5a1`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi-xemacs/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-xemacs-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 2e5dc06d5aadf594ae7222706e230e0e`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 115a6701fdc46617db076a3bdd0fa27c`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: dfcfc66f790902402b72eedd3a806284`

IA-32:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 23c1b96f8d9fc3d3aefa21812adbd5a1`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi-xemacs/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-xemacs-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 2e5dc06d5aadf594ae7222706e230e0e`

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/public/2703533/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 115a6701fdc46617db076a3bdd0fa27c`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/SRPMS/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.src.rpm Missing file	`MD5: dfcfc66f790902402b72eedd3a806284`

IA-64:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 23c1b96f8d9fc3d3aefa21812adbd5a1`
ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/semi-xemacs/1.14.3-8.72.EL.1/noarch/semi-xemacs-1.14.3-8.72.EL.1.noarch.rpm Missing file	`MD5: 2e5dc06d5aadf594ae7222706e230e0e`

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

124396 - CAN-2004-0422 flim temporary file vulnerability affects semi packages

References

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2004-0422.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-500

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