SuSE Security Announcement: libmcrypt (SuSE-SA:2003:0010)
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SuSE Security Announcement
Package: libmcrypt
Announcement-ID: SuSE-SA:2003:0010
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 26th 2003 11:20 MET
Affected products: 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, 8.1
SuSE eMail Server 3.1
SuSE eMail Server III
SuSE Linux Connectivity Server
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SuSE Linux Office Server
Vulnerability Type: local privilege escalation
remote denial-of-service
Severity (1-10): 3
SuSE default package: no
Cross References: CAN-2003-0031
CAN-2003-0032
Content of this advisory:
1) security vulnerability resolved: buffer overflow
problem description, discussion, solution and upgrade information
2) pending vulnerabilities, solutions, workarounds:
- openssl
- vnc
- w3m
3) standard appendix (further information)
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1) problem description, brief discussion, solution, upgrade information
Libmcrypt is a data encryption library that is able to load crypto-
modules at run-time by using libltdl.
Versions of libmcrypt prior to 2.5.5 include several buffer overflows
that can be triggered by passing very long input to the mcrypt_*
functions.
The way libmcrypt handles dynamic crypto-modules via libltdl leads
to memory-leaks that can cause a Denial-of-Service condition. This
Problem can just be solved by linking modules static. This security
update does not solve the memory-leak problem to avoid compatibility
problems. Future releases of libmcrypt will be linked statically.
To add the new library to the shared library cache you have to run
ldconfig(8) as root. Additionally every program that is linked with
libmcrypt needs to be restarted. ldd(1) can be used to find out which
libraries are used by a program.
Another way to determine which process uses a shared library that
had been deleted is:
lsof -n 2>/dev/null | grep RPMDELETE | cut -d " " -f 1 | sort | uniq
There is no temporary fix known. Please install the new packages from
our FTP servers.
Please download the update package for your distribution and verify its
integrity by the methods listed in section 3) of this announcement.
Then, install the package using the command "rpm -Fhv file.rpm" to apply
the update.
Our maintenance customers are being notified individually. The packages
are being offered to install from the maintenance web.
Intel i386 Platform:
SuSE-8.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/libmcrypt-2.5.2-48.i586.rpm
6dc3127a069545b9cb00cafd9897021f
patch rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/libmcrypt-2.5.2-48.i586.patch.rpm
3b88d2a7f1bf409ec6cdee4702c8dc40
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/src/libmcrypt-2.5.2-48.src.rpm
8feed7301cb26aaa27084baea4a1677e
SuSE-8.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/libmcrypt-devel-2.5.2-48.i586.rpm
52bdf4a54df9fc698971fc1223b73d3d
patch rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/i586/libmcrypt-devel-2.5.2-48.i586.patch.rpm
5ecc44d5b4d6f35a4f57db1d7092575e
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.1/rpm/src/libmcrypt-2.5.2-48.src.rpm
8feed7301cb26aaa27084baea4a1677e
SuSE-8.0:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.20-114.i386.rpm
45997d80e97ce180a14b692b1f63b34b
patch rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.20-114.i386.patch.rpm
5ee228e095fbb3f53027a8a902978975
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.20-114.src.rpm
6c189dcf7bcbffa7f271cdeb9065e212
SuSE-8.0:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/d4/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.20-114.i386.rpm
36b45ac7281a3dd2ba94794e26012180
patch rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/d4/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.20-114.i386.patch.rpm
21ad28cb8dad5e418f0185b53470502c
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.20-114.src.rpm
6c189dcf7bcbffa7f271cdeb9065e212
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.15-98.i386.rpm
f38972e593b79b8e22d5db86d9f75083
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-98.src.rpm
8390dbcef0b58b3cca5141254f3af8ea
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.15-98.i386.rpm
6c5df7c177d88509aa10868142262868
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-98.src.rpm
8390dbcef0b58b3cca5141254f3af8ea
SuSE-7.2:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.10-59.i386.rpm
5ff561010a642a26f92b1a491df6317c
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.10-59.src.rpm
5430bf5ca7f79c16248024cbd6eb735a
SuSE-7.2:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.10-59.i386.rpm
7afa785605e65106a3a250bd166ca2ef
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.2/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.10-59.src.rpm
5430bf5ca7f79c16248024cbd6eb735a
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.7-19.i386.rpm
4208d6905aa7c7dd13de30aa945f1693
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-19.src.rpm
d6c0a61d874869ee3927af3b58335ff4
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.7-19.i386.rpm
03028dbcf99e6fe167a30cd9b2e6da0f
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-19.src.rpm
d6c0a61d874869ee3927af3b58335ff4
Sparc Platform:
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.15-53.sparc.rpm
ae638ffb875f53df64325e8e0a148807
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-53.src.rpm
c6bdd14b370e0ca912e8ca7615580df0
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.15-53.sparc.rpm
846455cc24b212f7b7287332cababc06
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/sparc/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-53.src.rpm
c6bdd14b370e0ca912e8ca7615580df0
AXP Alpha Platform:
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.7-26.alpha.rpm
3789bb0a9411d85ec4514490f342a70f
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-26.src.rpm
c8dd2a18ccb249ed384df14359ba094e
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.7-26.alpha.rpm
fa61fea31359365d07ccf45a56b1ca80
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-26.src.rpm
c8dd2a18ccb249ed384df14359ba094e
PPC Power PC Platform:
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.15-89.ppc.rpm
f75b386d8894c98fd0fa534d3560abbe
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-89.src.rpm
5a3b3ce95652b81efb738b59aec1a7e4
SuSE-7.3:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.15-89.ppc.rpm
6d3cea579e658b66ea62c97d4c58ce17
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.3/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.15-89.src.rpm
5a3b3ce95652b81efb738b59aec1a7e4
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-2.4.7-23.ppc.rpm
f097c1a2ce67b85cffb8f0076a6c09c3
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-23.src.rpm
9df0c47eb030905edeed919750aec9df
SuSE-7.1:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/sec2/libmcrypt-devel-2.4.7-23.ppc.rpm
dc79a537365aae51c27d60dabb2615bf
source rpm(s):
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/update/7.1/zq1/libmcrypt-2.4.7-23.src.rpm
9df0c47eb030905edeed919750aec9df
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2) Pending vulnerabilities in SuSE Distributions and Workarounds:
- OpenSSL
Update packages for the recently found weakness in the openssl package
are available on our ftp servers. An announcement concerning this issue
follows this announcement.
- VNC
VNC (Virtual Network Computing) uses a weak cookie generation process
which can be exploited by an attacker to bypass authentication.
New packages are currently being tested and will be available on our
FTP servers soon.
- w3m
The textbased web-browser w3m does not properly escape HTML tags.
A malicious HTML page or img alt attribute may lead to information
leakage. New packages will be available soon.
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3) standard appendix: authenticity verification, additional information
- Package authenticity verification:
SuSE update packages are available on many mirror ftp servers all over
the world. While this service is being considered valuable and important
to the free and open source software community, many users wish to be
sure about the origin of the package and its content before installing
the package. There are two verification methods that can be used
independently from each other to prove the authenticity of a downloaded
file or rpm package:
1) md5sums as provided in the (cryptographically signed) announcement.
2) using the internal gpg signatures of the rpm package.
1) execute the command
md5sum
participants (1)
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Thomas Biege