[SECURITY] [DSA 522-1] New super packages fix format string vulnerability

From: Matt Zimmerman (mdz_at_debian.org)
Date: 06/19/04

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    Debian Security Advisory DSA 522-1 security@debian.org
    http://www.debian.org/security/ Matt Zimmerman
    June 19th, 2004 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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    Package : super
    Vulnerability : format string
    Problem-Type : remote
    Debian-specific: no
    CVE Ids : CAN-2004-0579

    Max Vozeler discovered a format string vulnerability in super, a
    program to allow specified users to execute commands with root
    privileges. This vulnerability could potentially be exploited by a
    local user to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

    For the current stable distribution (woody), this problem has been
    fixed in version 3.16.1-1.2.

    For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will has been fixed
    in version 3.23.0-1.

    We recommend that you update your super package.

    Upgrade Instructions
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    wget url
            will fetch the file for you
    dpkg -i file.deb
            will install the referenced file.

    If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
    sources.list as given below:

    apt-get update
            will update the internal database
    apt-get upgrade
            will install corrected packages

    You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
    footer to the proper configuration.

    Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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      Source archives:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2.dsc
          Size/MD5 checksum: 575 cac1a056bb9e19b1338819fc4b88562c
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2.diff.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum: 10032 99656fad8f5c309f26a02e2ef55d7358
        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1.orig.tar.gz
          Size/MD5 checksum: 192062 cc868b2fc2b44c47d86da314a11acf0b

      Alpha architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_alpha.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 126800 06b6c023404345b2cf744dda440ffa05

      ARM architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_arm.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 115492 89f02438278dfb1c01d93d47be991d7a

      Intel IA-32 architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_i386.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 110300 357228adad26cd42db7f25c1634d8808

      Intel IA-64 architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_ia64.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 144430 2d72df2a9ec7322272e0c5966b0e5b7c

      HP Precision architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_hppa.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 124062 50ed0d3bc17633b2dcf01007ee7e035c

      Motorola 680x0 architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_m68k.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 108254 9cedd2b84c59a6666f7b8942ebde0597

      Big endian MIPS architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_mips.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 120728 a7ccfd46184977221d8fd0b1ec0ef7e5

      Little endian MIPS architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_mipsel.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 121174 77a234a605b57758fdbded86a533ce7f

      PowerPC architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_powerpc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 116772 c190e00530ae034c0036a28b70cec5bd

      IBM S/390 architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_s390.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 114678 04d5d44dc5298d141851bb3ca939c5ea

      Sun Sparc architecture:

        http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/super/super_3.16.1-1.2_sparc.deb
          Size/MD5 checksum: 117518 5f5437d7e2879a1ead1916ee7d9453db

      These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
      its next revision.

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    For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
    For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
    Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/>
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