Date: 16 May 2002 20:08:19 -0000
From: Mandrake Linux Security Team <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]Subject: MDKSA-2002:031 - fileutils update
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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name: fileutils
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:032
Date: May 16th, 2002
Affected versions: 8.1, 8.2
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Problem Description:
Wojciech Purczynski reported a race condition in some utilities in the
GNU fileutils package that may cause root to delete the entire
filesystem. This only affects version 4.1 stable and 4.1.6 development
versions, and the authors have fixed this in the latest development
version.
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References:
http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/0002.txthttp://mail.gnu.org/pipermail/bug-fileutils/2002-March/002440.html
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Updated Packages:
Mandrake Linux 8.1:
593e200c8b2f2c83e7a6bb90a54cd853 8.1/RPMS/fileutils-4.1-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
77b378e3eb3a323033cdd3acfafac1cc 8.1/SRPMS/fileutils-4.1-4.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
ae05f3577f84578b724d1afbeba157ce ia64/8.1/RPMS/fileutils-4.1-4.1mdk.ia64.rpm
77b378e3eb3a323033cdd3acfafac1cc ia64/8.1/SRPMS/fileutils-4.1-4.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.2:
1e6190c59f161345caef5ea22680b820 8.2/RPMS/fileutils-4.1.5-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
7b018b86d14fc646058ca3cabc395b84 8.2/SRPMS/fileutils-4.1.5-4.1mdk.src.rpm
Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
b76265d9f7f096a43ee05bfca2615bcd ppc/8.2/RPMS/fileutils-4.1.5-4.1mdk.ppc.rpm
7b018b86d14fc646058ca3cabc395b84 ppc/8.2/SRPMS/fileutils-4.1.5-4.1mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification of md5
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If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
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rpm --checksig <filename>
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If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
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