===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2005/VULN595 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 06/10/2005 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running perl. ====================================================================== - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: perl security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:674-01 Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-674.html Issue date: 2005-10-05 Updated on: 2005-10-05 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux CVE Names: CAN-2005-0448 - - --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Summary: Updated Perl packages that fix security issues and contain several bug fixes are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and Web programming. Paul Szabo discovered a bug in the way Perl's File::Path::rmtree module removed directory trees. If a local user has write permissions to a subdirectory within the tree being removed by File::Path::rmtree, it is possible for them to create setuid binary files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2005-0448 to this issue. This update also addresses the following issues: - - -- Perl interpreter caused a segmentation fault when environment changes occurred during runtime. - - -- Code in lib/FindBin contained a regression that caused problems with MRTG software package. - - -- Perl incorrectly declared it provides an FCGI interface where it in fact did not. Users of Perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command: up2date For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system: http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/ 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 127023 - perl fails "lib/FindBin" test (breaks MRTG) 148848 - Packing fault with perl and FCGI 155888 - perl-suidperl package has an extra .1 release suffix 157694 - CAN-2005-0448 perl File::Path.pm rmtree race condition 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm 680ce92a9da6cccf344e1b13123d9aaa perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm i386: 9ec1570c81d4034b22e5b4e10d1b9e18 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm cfe9e85adc4c8faa977e56f3ff06abd3 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm ia64: 453283cb6c5d392580a318ddf0a5fbb5 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 9f01a4ef79fc601ac34892d5df64a7a4 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm ppc: 89dad8dbc4dc1ca219ad353c0ebce105 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ppc.rpm d768e18d710ed0ddf9ff928cd7b62991 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ppc.rpm s390: d2b9782e99e123ada2a42c0719d4286b perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.s390.rpm 786148799901a80afa9ae8ecd8a08c88 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.s390.rpm s390x: d2a24c5fbc21634c1242477a1f959df8 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.s390x.rpm ef1e3ff9dfeb8bb39807841fdabbc3c9 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.s390x.rpm x86_64: 0d14d35ee0f24120c7e3e36e17ee3ea1 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm 41c3d79fba9d74c3e7da6f57d4d167ee perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm 680ce92a9da6cccf344e1b13123d9aaa perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm i386: 9ec1570c81d4034b22e5b4e10d1b9e18 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm cfe9e85adc4c8faa977e56f3ff06abd3 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm x86_64: 0d14d35ee0f24120c7e3e36e17ee3ea1 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm 41c3d79fba9d74c3e7da6f57d4d167ee perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm 680ce92a9da6cccf344e1b13123d9aaa perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm i386: 9ec1570c81d4034b22e5b4e10d1b9e18 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm cfe9e85adc4c8faa977e56f3ff06abd3 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm ia64: 453283cb6c5d392580a318ddf0a5fbb5 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 9f01a4ef79fc601ac34892d5df64a7a4 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 0d14d35ee0f24120c7e3e36e17ee3ea1 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm 41c3d79fba9d74c3e7da6f57d4d167ee perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: SRPMS: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm 680ce92a9da6cccf344e1b13123d9aaa perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.src.rpm i386: 9ec1570c81d4034b22e5b4e10d1b9e18 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm cfe9e85adc4c8faa977e56f3ff06abd3 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.i386.rpm ia64: 453283cb6c5d392580a318ddf0a5fbb5 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm 9f01a4ef79fc601ac34892d5df64a7a4 perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.ia64.rpm x86_64: 0d14d35ee0f24120c7e3e36e17ee3ea1 perl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm 41c3d79fba9d74c3e7da6f57d4d167ee perl-suidperl-5.8.5-16.RHEL4.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0448 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc. ====================================================================== ========================================================= Les serveurs de référence du CERT-Renater http://www.urec.fr/securite http://www.cru.fr/securite http://www.renater.fr ========================================================= + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 151 bd de l'Hopital | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: certsvp@renater.fr + =========================================================