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diff --git a/glsa-200611-08.xml b/glsa-200611-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..336d84bb14ee --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200611-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200611-08"> + <title>RPM: Buffer overflow</title> + <synopsis> + RPM is vulnerable to a buffer overflow and possibly the execution of + arbitrary code when opening specially crafted packages. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rpm</product> + <announced>November 13, 2006</announced> + <revised>November 13, 2006: 01</revised> + <bug>154218</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/rpm" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.4.6-r3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.4.6-r3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package + management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, + querying, and updating computer software packages. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Vladimir Mosgalin has reported that when processing certain packages, + RPM incorrectly allocates memory for the packages, possibly causing a + heap-based buffer overflow. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + An attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted RPM package + and execute code with the privileges of that user if certain locales + are set. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.4.6-r3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5466">CVE-2006-5466</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:03:12 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:11:11 +0000"> + shellsage + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:44:27 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |