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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200512-16 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: OpenMotif, AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries: Buffer overflows |
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in libUil library |
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Date: December 28, 2005 |
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Bugs: #114234, #116481 |
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ID: 200512-16 |
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Synopsis |
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Two buffer overflows have been discovered in libUil, part of the |
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OpenMotif toolkit, that can potentially lead to the execution of |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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OpenMotif provides a free version of the Motif toolkit for open source |
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applications. The OpenMotif libraries are included in the AMD64 x86 |
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emulation X libraries, which emulate the x86 (32-bit) architecture on |
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the AMD64 (64-bit) architecture. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 openmotif < 2.2.3-r8 >= 2.2.3-r8 |
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*>= 2.1.30-r13 |
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2 emul-linux-x86-xlibs < 2.2.1 >= 2.2.1 |
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# Package 2 [app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs] only applies to |
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AMD64 users. |
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NOTE: Any packages listed without architecture tags apply to all |
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architectures... |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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xfocus discovered two potential buffer overflows in the libUil library, |
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in the diag_issue_diagnostic and open_source_file functions. |
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Impact |
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Remotely-accessible or SUID applications making use of the affected |
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functions might be exploited to execute arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All OpenMotif users should upgrade to an unaffected version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose x11-libs/openmotif |
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All AMD64 x86 emulation X libraries users should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-xlibs |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-3964 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-3964 |
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[ 2 ] xfocus SD-051202 Original Advisory |
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0047.html |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200512-16.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |
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