Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 14:17:31 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]Subject: MDKSA-2001:018 - kdesu update
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Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory
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Package name: kdesu
Date: January 31st, 2001
Advisory ID: MDKSA-2001:018
Affected versions: 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1
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Problem Description:
A problem exists with the kdesu program for KDE versions 1 and 2.
kdesu is a frontend for the su program, allowing normal users to run
programs with root privileges by prompting for the root password.
When the "keep password" option is enabled, kdesu tries to send the
password across process boundaries to kdesud via a UNIX socket. During
this, it does not verify the identity of the listener on the other end,
which can allow attackers to obtain the root password.
As of Linux-Mandrake 7.2, the kdesu program is a part of the kdebase
package, and libraries for kdesu are found in the kdelibs package.
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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:
rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team at
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS
If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG
signature is performed automatically for you.
Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
a7482a9e4d5b89dcb801d5c671c13b83 6.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.97-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
30957c340c1b20e59b26c29c69f5a71f 6.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.97-1.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
49ffd005d4811c68a93d54f26b3ccdf0 7.0/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
b3b0747b296722ca7bc4fb27c10c3233 7.0/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623 7.0/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
eb3fcd71986bed9fddacd5ade109d06f 7.1/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
30064c64a3ec9a217856600ab035ce59 7.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623 7.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
a18c6c5bd7c423515ed7773ab03d2c43 7.2/RPMS/kdebase-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm
3a078b0c56368c465e4015a12203200c 7.2/RPMS/kdebase-devel-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm
f5d129d8bde46e3750fa353c63edfcbc 7.2/RPMS/kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
1768c992dffa54bee6a0adfff86db892 7.2/RPMS/kdelibs-devel-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm
623f54f19268161b513ef6f866bdbfd7 7.2/SRPMS/kdebase-2.0.1-1mdk.src.rpm
b15832a3a8830a5e477d150a2f10da07 7.2/SRPMS/kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.src.rpm
Corporate Server 1.0.1:
eb3fcd71986bed9fddacd5ade109d06f 1.0.1/RPMS/kcmkdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
30064c64a3ec9a217856600ab035ce59 1.0.1/RPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.i586.rpm
121112b716f53c8b7573896a4ca77623 1.0.1/SRPMS/kdesu-0.98-14.1mdk.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.
If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".
You can download the updates directly from one of the mirror sites
listed at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.
Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory.
For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for
Linux-Mandrake 7.2, look for it in "updates/7.2/RPMS/". Updated source
RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download
them.
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.
You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
[email protected]
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