[TL-Security-Announce] traceroute TLSA2000023-1

[Kevin Beyer <kbeyer () TURBOLINUX COM>]

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                        TurboLinux Security Announcement


        Package: traceroute-1.4a5 and earlier
        Date: Tuesday October 17 11:30 PDT 2000

        Affected TurboLinux versions: 6.0.5 and earlier
        TurboLinux Advisory ID#:  TLSA2000023-1

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A security hole was discovered in the package mentioned above.
Please update the package in your installation as soon as possible.
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1. Problem Summary

   There is a bug in the traceroute command that can possibly be use
   by local users to obtain super user privilege.  It is suggested
   to upgrade your traceroute to the version provided.

2. Impact

   Possibility for regular user gaining root access on a machine.
 
3. Solution

  Update the package from our ftp server by running the following command:

  rpm -Uvh --nodeps --Force ftp_path_to_filename

  Where ftp_path_to_filename is the following:

  ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/traceroute-1.4a7-2.i386.rpm

  The source RPM can be downloaded here:

  ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/SRPMS/traceroute-1.4a7-2.src.rpm

  **Note: You must rebuild and install the RPM if you choose to download
  and install the SRPM.  Simply installing the SRPM alone WILL NOT CLOSE
  THE SECURITY HOLE.

 Please verify the MD5 checksums of the updates before you install:

  MD5 sum                               Package Name
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1cf930da2a35d76ed3a9f76040a8a925  traceroute-1.4a7-2.i386.rpm
71f10681bdb18840b8432ab890ff4280  traceroute-1.4a7-2.src.rpm
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These packages are GPG signed by Turbolinux for security. Our key
is available here:

 http://www.turbolinux.com/security/tlgpgkey.asc

To verify a package, use the following command:

 rpm --checksig name_of_rpm

To examine only the md5sum, use the following command:

 rpm --checksig --nogpg name_of_rpm 

**Note: Checking GPG keys requires RPM 3.0 or higher.

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You can find more updates on our ftp server:

   ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/6.0/security/ for TL6.0 Workstation
   and Server security updates
   ftp://ftp.turbolinux.com/pub/updates/4.0/security/ for TL4.0 Workstation
   and Server security updates

Our webpage for security announcements:

   http://www.turbolinux.com/security

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact:

   rt-security () turbolinux com
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