Bug 146739

Summary: CAN-2005-0155 multiple setuid perl issues (CAN-2005-0156 )
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Josh Bressers <bressers>
Component: perlAssignee: Chip Turner <cturner>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: David Lawrence <dkl>
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Version: 4.0CC: security-response-team
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Description Josh Bressers 2005-02-01 03:19:54 UTC 
*** This bug has been split off bug 146737 ***

------- Original comment by Josh Bressers (Security Response Team) on 2005.01.31
22:14 -------

The following isuses were reported regarding running setuid perl executables
(I'm attaching the report as a text file as it is long).


buffer overflow caused by very long paths
and a PERLIO_DEBUG file overwrite bug.

The advisory is attachment 110480 [details]
The proposed patch is attachment 110481 [details]
Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-02-01 13:55:09 UTC 
CAN-2005-0155 for the privilege escalation in debug mode
CAN-2005-0156 for the buffer overflow
Comment 3 Mark J. Cox 2005-02-03 09:07:20 UTC 
removing embargo; ubuntu published an advisory on this
Comment 4 Mark J. Cox 2005-02-15 09:18:20 UTC 
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html