Important: xterm security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2009:0018-8
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Important
Issued on:	2009-01-07
Last updated on:	2009-01-07
Affected Products:	Red Hat Desktop (v. 3) Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4.7.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4.7.z) Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20090018.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-2383

Details

An updated xterm package to correct a security issue is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

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

The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.

A flaw was found in the xterm handling of Device Control Request Status
String (DECRQSS) escape sequences. An attacker could create a malicious
text file (or log entry, if unfiltered) that could run arbitrary commands
if read by a victim inside an xterm window. (CVE-2008-2383)

All xterm users are advised to upgrade to the updated package, which
contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. All running instances of
xterm must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)

SRPMS:
xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm	`5578f58aba103e1be4e73d6796c88be1`

IA-32:
xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm	`cf15bd99236e209e185469c47b887303`

x86_64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm	`9486a03eff9ee1342547642038d88106`

Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9c13da42cf0b7514c68362b25caaec2e`

IA-32:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`8606bd6bccdb889eeff361da43be3449`

IA-64:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`b7311021180aba9dee2314b01a838cdb`

PPC:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9c3ee19847b018b97dd92a6ad6608a73`

s390x:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`1f3a5869318f3027820ca2e55ce54a90`

x86_64:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9a9d9ee5a20f5ee604460aba3f4f0b6d`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm	`5578f58aba103e1be4e73d6796c88be1`

IA-32:
xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm	`cf15bd99236e209e185469c47b887303`

IA-64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm	`58777e85e7e60a98710821fd65610a8d`

PPC:
xterm-179-11.EL3.ppc.rpm	`19e172c51f1dd8ebb8d6feea3b5d9f11`

s390:
xterm-179-11.EL3.s390.rpm	`38353066bbee9a7aa02da655104915b4`

s390x:
xterm-179-11.EL3.s390x.rpm	`0f90d514da33544325d7b2527bd13de1`

x86_64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm	`9486a03eff9ee1342547642038d88106`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

IA-64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm	`45dce7db588cb68602385d257a8d1d56`

PPC:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm	`2b13343b80078dfeaa3cdc72a137ef5c`

s390:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390.rpm	`02250b41ecbe8a9ec68e2089e8b18359`

s390x:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm	`a65d6157f1100e0061f8a206cbde430c`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4.7.z)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

IA-64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm	`45dce7db588cb68602385d257a8d1d56`

PPC:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm	`2b13343b80078dfeaa3cdc72a137ef5c`

s390:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390.rpm	`02250b41ecbe8a9ec68e2089e8b18359`

s390x:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm	`a65d6157f1100e0061f8a206cbde430c`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9c13da42cf0b7514c68362b25caaec2e`

IA-32:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`8606bd6bccdb889eeff361da43be3449`

x86_64:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9a9d9ee5a20f5ee604460aba3f4f0b6d`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)

SRPMS:
xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm	`5578f58aba103e1be4e73d6796c88be1`

IA-32:
xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm	`cf15bd99236e209e185469c47b887303`

IA-64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm	`58777e85e7e60a98710821fd65610a8d`

x86_64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm	`9486a03eff9ee1342547642038d88106`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

IA-64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm	`45dce7db588cb68602385d257a8d1d56`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4.7.z)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

IA-64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm	`45dce7db588cb68602385d257a8d1d56`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:0252	`9c13da42cf0b7514c68362b25caaec2e`

IA-32:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm	`8606bd6bccdb889eeff361da43be3449`

IA-64:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm	`b7311021180aba9dee2314b01a838cdb`

PPC:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm	`9c3ee19847b018b97dd92a6ad6608a73`

s390x:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm	`1f3a5869318f3027820ca2e55ce54a90`

x86_64:
xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm	`9a9d9ee5a20f5ee604460aba3f4f0b6d`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)

SRPMS:
xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm	`5578f58aba103e1be4e73d6796c88be1`

IA-32:
xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm	`cf15bd99236e209e185469c47b887303`

IA-64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm	`58777e85e7e60a98710821fd65610a8d`

x86_64:
xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm	`9486a03eff9ee1342547642038d88106`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)

SRPMS:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm	`910185dcbd5b1cf4b5222d057b28e4c4`

IA-32:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm	`417c0994d3bff4ac7bb9dbba4bc9b5f1`

IA-64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm	`45dce7db588cb68602385d257a8d1d56`

x86_64:
xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm	`53cebce0379602127767862aa75ee2de`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

478888 - CVE-2008-2383 xterm: arbitrary command injection

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2383
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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