slocate security update
| Advisory: | RHSA-2005:747-09 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Security Advisory |
| Severity: | Low |
| Issued on: | 2005-08-22 |
| Last updated on: | 2005-08-22 |
| 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-2005-2499 |
Details
An updated slocate package that fixes a denial of service issue is now
available.
This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat
Security Response Team.
Slocate is a security-enhanced version of locate. Like locate, slocate
searches through a nightly-updated central database for files that match a
given pattern.
A bug was found in the way slocate processes very long paths. A local user
could create a carefully crafted directory structure that would prevent
updatedb from completing its file system scan, resulting in an incomplete
slocate database. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has
assigned the name CAN-2005-2499 to this issue.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which includes a
backported patch to resolve this issue.
Solution
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 Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 48bc2399648a71b9cdc6f7eee3457f5c |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/i386/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 422f42516805c04797c817a4e8c4d333 |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/ia64/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 68f823b854a10eec8a180b05cca7a240 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 48bc2399648a71b9cdc6f7eee3457f5c |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/i386/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 422f42516805c04797c817a4e8c4d333 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 48bc2399648a71b9cdc6f7eee3457f5c |
| IA-32: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/i386/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.i386.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 422f42516805c04797c817a4e8c4d333 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor | |
| SRPMS: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/SRPMS/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.src.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 48bc2399648a71b9cdc6f7eee3457f5c |
| IA-64: | |
| ftp://updates.redhat.com/rhn/repository/NULL/slocate/2.7-1.el2.1/ia64/slocate-2.7-1.el2.1.ia64.rpm Missing file |
MD5: 68f823b854a10eec8a180b05cca7a240 |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
165430 - CAN-2005-2499 slocate DOS
References
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