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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2004.0742 -- Debian Security Advisory DSA 598-1 New yardradius packages fix arbitrary code execution 26 November 2004 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: yardradius Publisher: Debian Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Linux variants UNIX variants Impact: Root Compromise Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Remote/Unauthenticated CVE Names: CAN-2004-0987 CAN-2001-0534 Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-598 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 598-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze November 25th, 2004 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : yardradius Vulnerability : buffer overflow Problem-Type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CAN-2004-0987 Debian Bug : 278384 Max Vozeler noticed that yardradius, the YARD radius authentication and accounting server, contained a stack overflow similar to the one from radiusd which is referenced as CAN-2001-0534. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code as root. For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.20-2woody1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.20-15. We recommend that you upgrade your yardradius package immediately. Upgrade Instructions - - -------------------- 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 - - -------------------------------- Source archives: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1.dsc Size/MD5 checksum: 630 3aa3c2019a9a5114e0f531fe808e93b3 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1.diff.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 6768 f3643f6f13de7280c19e4c7df503ea11 http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20.orig.tar.gz Size/MD5 checksum: 399573 787b1f8784c67cab2702839db6644b9b Alpha architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_alpha.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 350220 e0274a5766e8c3d18800c06282727df1 ARM architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_arm.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 301448 06828b440337022ae6b1855fbae31f82 Intel IA-32 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_i386.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 295412 4f56c4fdeca63b85808065b4f3e27a7f Intel IA-64 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_ia64.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 370222 36703ed2eed705e8e1a3397a3d88d427 HP Precision architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_hppa.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 312196 59888ec88aa91f6cf58dda032df8a5b5 Motorola 680x0 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_m68k.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 289912 55788e327ca665e7ab889e82b8dec833 Big endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_mips.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 326438 6e7d29dd1ad61bffef233c031fe7e73c Little endian MIPS architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_mipsel.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 327300 4a0a6d0009d271f458d2c7b87ea1a9f2 PowerPC architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_powerpc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 302024 69d8d6a7d65e1dbd006309420926cb94 IBM S/390 architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_s390.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 298984 0551ab5072e14b3eeb81e23c3a4658df Sun Sparc architecture: http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/y/yardradius/yardradius_1.0.20-2woody1_sparc.deb Size/MD5 checksum: 325768 2edb916d3d3dda25e8919b32ba3e96ba These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. - - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/<pkg> - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBpeIeW5ql+IAeqTIRAscOAJ0fC7lG+G5AI+KfRRZQWRBYTRThEwCgiEed A/9d82Y3IM+zHtYA5Pn2Oyk= =ctuq - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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