[SECURITY] [DSA 1465-2] New apt-listchanges packages fix arbitrary code execution

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Hash: SHA1

• ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Debian Security Advisory DSA-1465-2 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Steve Kemp January 17, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
• ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package        : apt-listchanges
Vulnerability  : programming error
Problem type   : local
Debian-specific: yes
CVE Id(s)      : CVE-2008-0302

Felipe Sateler discovered that apt-listchanges, a package change history notification tool, used unsafe paths when importing its python libraries. This could allow the execution of arbitary shell commands if the root user executed the command in a directory which other local users may write to.

This security update fixes a regression in the previous one, which caused the package to fail to work.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.72.5etch1.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem was not present.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.82.

We recommend that you upgrade your apt-listchanges package.

Upgrade instructions

- --------------------

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

Do you need help?

In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software: Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do Chat with a Live Operator Related lists.debian.org Links debian-announce debian-apache debian-arm-changes debian-beowulf debian-boot debian-cd debian-cd-vendors debian-changes debian-changes-digest debian-isp debian-kde debian-laptop debian-mirrors-announce debian-news debian-security debian-security-announce debian-testing debian-user debian-user-digest Request more information about Pantek

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 3.1 alias sarge

- --------------------------------

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch

- -------------------------------

Debian (stable)
- ---------------

Do you need more help?

In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software: Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do Chat with a Live Operator Related lists.debian.org Links debian-announce debian-apache debian-arm-changes debian-beowulf debian-boot debian-cd debian-cd-vendors debian-changes debian-changes-digest debian-isp debian-kde debian-laptop debian-mirrors-announce debian-news debian-security debian-security-announce debian-testing debian-user debian-user-digest Request more information about Pantek

Stable updates are available for alpha, amd64, arm, hppa, i386, ia64, mips, mipsel, powerpc, s390 and sparc.

Source archives:

  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apt-listchanges/apt-listchanges_2.72.5etch2.tar.gz
    Size/MD5 checksum:    82907 2269a7d6e2bc1c964d214aa09696674f
  
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apt-listchanges/apt-listchanges_2.72.5etch2.dsc
    Size/MD5 checksum:      665 3f7898a52530e876b443dd8984b58f98

Architecture independent packages:

  http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/a/apt-listchanges/apt-listchanges_2.72.5etch2_all.deb     Size/MD5 checksum: 65308 323f63a82a48342fa5a2dbfd8c045c14

  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 v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFHj365wM/Gs81MDZ0RAgWSAKCquI3zg3sRhylg7kZtPkL/HFE6EACcDL9z NStMOkJ9uvo7YpqNnnQrrvU=
=fp/A
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

-- 
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org