Security Advisory sysreport security update

Advisory: RHSA-2005:598-04
Type: Security Advisory
Severity: Low
Issued on: 2005-08-09
Last updated on: 2005-08-09
Affected Products: Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL: N/A
CVEs (cve.mitre.org): CVE-2005-2104

Details

An updated sysreport package that fixes an insecure temporary file flaw is
now available.

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

Sysreport is a utility that gathers information about a system's hardware
and configuration. The information can then be used for diagnostic purposes
and debugging.

Bill Stearns discovered a bug in the way sysreport creates temporary files.
It is possible that a local attacker could obtain sensitive information
about the system when sysreport is run. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project assigned the name CAN-2005-2104 to this issue.

Users of sysreport should update to this erratum package, which contains a
patch that resolves this issue.


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.

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.src.rpm     3f70a16e5d4f624b5be103e605c90173
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.src.rpm     aa4ea7507b4bf5709f6b19b48cb70350
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.src.rpm     4558755e1cc511396658944e1053f6aa
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    daf737b43a6d4f16404f5770611c65a3
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    daf737b43a6d4f16404f5770611c65a3
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.src.rpm     3f70a16e5d4f624b5be103e605c90173
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
PPC:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
s390:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
s390x:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.src.rpm     aa4ea7507b4bf5709f6b19b48cb70350
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
PPC:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
s390:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
s390x:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.src.rpm     4558755e1cc511396658944e1053f6aa
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    daf737b43a6d4f16404f5770611c65a3
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.src.rpm     3f70a16e5d4f624b5be103e605c90173
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.src.rpm     aa4ea7507b4bf5709f6b19b48cb70350
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.src.rpm     4558755e1cc511396658944e1053f6aa
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    daf737b43a6d4f16404f5770611c65a3
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.src.rpm     3f70a16e5d4f624b5be103e605c90173
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.7.2-9.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1071
    6f4d2d6c29e37480481c63f6926fe0bd
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.src.rpm     aa4ea7507b4bf5709f6b19b48cb70350
 
IA-32:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
x86_64:
sysreport-1.3.15-5.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0723
    f7f12746b9e39765250b75ccca71a9b6
 
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.src.rpm     4558755e1cc511396658944e1053f6aa
 
IA-64:
sysreport-1.3.7.0-7.noarch.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2006:0741
    daf737b43a6d4f16404f5770611c65a3
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

162978 - CAN-2005-2104 sysreport insecure temporary directory usage


References



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