Bug 146739 - CAN-2005-0155 multiple setuid perl issues (CAN-2005-0156 )
Summary: CAN-2005-0155 multiple setuid perl issues (CAN-2005-0156 )
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification: Red Hat
Component: perl
Version: 4.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
high
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Chip Turner
QA Contact: David Lawrence
URL:
Whiteboard: impact=important,embargo=yes
Depends On:
Blocks: 142822
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2005-02-01 03:19 UTC by Josh Bressers
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-02-15 09:18:20 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:

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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2005:103 0 high SHIPPED_LIVE Important: perl security update 2005-02-15 05:00:00 UTC

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
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