news 28 Posted January 7, 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: xterm security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0018-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0018.html Issue date: 2009-01-07 CVE Names: CVE-2008-2383 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated xterm package to correct a security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 3. Description: The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System. A flaw was found in the xterm handling of Device Control Request Status String (DECRQSS) escape sequences. An attacker could create a malicious text file (or log entry, if unfiltered) that could run arbitrary commands if read by a victim inside an xterm window. (CVE-2008-2383) All xterm users are advised to upgrade to the updated package, which contains a backported patch to resolve this issue. All running instances of xterm must be restarted for the update to take effect. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 5. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm i386: xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm ppc: xterm-179-11.EL3.ppc.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.ppc.rpm s390: xterm-179-11.EL3.s390.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.s390.rpm s390x: xterm-179-11.EL3.s390x.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.s390x.rpm x86_64: xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm i386: xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm x86_64: xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm i386: xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-179-11.EL3.src.rpm i386: xterm-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.ia64.rpm x86_64: xterm-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-179-11.EL3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm ppc: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm s390: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.s390.rpm s390x: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm x86_64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm x86_64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm x86_64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm x86_64: xterm-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-192-8.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm x86_64: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.src.rpm i386: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.i386.rpm ia64: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm ppc: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm s390x: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm x86_64: xterm-215-5.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm xterm-debuginfo-215-5.el5_2.2.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 6. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2383 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 7. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJZJL6XlSAg2UNWIIRAqykAKCqpekyUANP10B+kFTzZLq+qWe0rgCgtDPO E/eWAR1EB/yr7XaR05aXIgY= =qxbZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Share this post Link to post
