[Full-Disclosure] [FLSA-2004:1581] Updated flim packages fix security vulnerability

From: Dominic Hargreaves (dom_at_earth.li)
Date: 09/30/04

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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:33:10 +0100

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                   Fedora Legacy Update Advisory

    Synopsis: Updated flim resolves security vulnerabilities
    Advisory ID: FLSA:1581
    Issue date: 2004-09-30
    Product: Red Hat Linux
    Keywords: Security
    Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=1581
    CVE Names: CAN-2004-0422
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    1. Topic:

    Updated flim packages that fix a security vulnerability are now available.

    2. Relevant releases/architectures:

    Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386
    Red Hat Linux 9 - i386

    3. Problem description:

    The flim 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. 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 flim are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
    contains patches correcting these issues.

    4. 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 yum and apt. Many
    people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue:

    yum update

    or to use apt:

    apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

    This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
    RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or
    apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit
    http://www.fedoralegacy.org/docs/ for directions on how to configure yum
    and apt-get.

    5. Bug IDs fixed:

    http://bugzilla.fedora.us - 1581 - flim insecure temporary file CAN-2004-0422

    6. RPMs required:

    Red Hat Linux 7.3:

    SRPM:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/flim-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.src.rpm

    i386:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/flim-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.noarch.rpm
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/flim-xemacs-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.noarch.rpm

    Red Hat Linux 9:

    SRPM:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/flim-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.src.rpm

    i386:
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/flim-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.noarch.rpm
    http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/flim-xemacs-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.noarch.rpm

    7. Verification:

    SHA1 sum Package Name
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    f7236bf2d2a3ed5b024e391918ff286b8f0b10db 7.3/updates/SRPMS/flim-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.src.rpm
    c3683fae4e02fa01490a0e7376b0cc680921c3cc 7.3/updates/i386/flim-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.noarch.rpm
    b895a2ea9a6c7c52f22cabd273306dfea9d318e4 7.3/updates/i386/flim-xemacs-1.14.4-4.7x.legacy.noarch.rpm
    20ab29707a40a754bb7259b8940be283eb82f7d0 9/updates/SRPMS/flim-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.src.rpm
    136a864b72fe9600caeec27b0804a55013c27dbc 9/updates/i386/flim-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.noarch.rpm
    5ce5f434dd078bfb863f595379897ad1e9b37a59 9/updates/i386/flim-xemacs-1.14.4-4.9.legacy.noarch.rpm

    These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is
    available from http://www.fedoralegacy org/about/security.php

    You can verify each package with the following command:

        rpm --checksig -v <filename>

    If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
    tampered with, examine only the sha1sum with the following command:

        sha1sum <filename>

    8. References:

    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-344.html

    9. Contact:

    The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More
    project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org

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