[CLA-2004:894] Conectiva Security Announcement - shadow-utils

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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 
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PACKAGE   : shadow-utils
SUMMARY   : Fix for shadow-utils authentication bypass vulnerability
DATE      : 2004-11-23 11:12:00
ID        : CLA-2004:894
RELEVANT
RELEASES  : 9, 10

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DESCRIPTION
 shadow-utils[1] is a collection of utilities for managing shadow
 password files and user/group accounts.
 
 Martin Schulze reported a vulnerability[2] in the passwd_check()
 function in "libmisc/pwdcheck.c" which is used by chfn and chsh and
 thus may allow a local attacker to use them to change the standard
 shell of other users or modify their GECOS information (full name,
 phone number...).


SOLUTION
 It is recommended that all Conectiva Linux users upgrade their
 packages.
 
 
 REFERENCES
 1.http://shadow.pld.org.pl/
 2.http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-1001


UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/SRPMS/shadow-utils-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-doc-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-cs-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-de-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-el-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-fr-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-hu-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-id-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-it-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-ja-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-ko-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-pl-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-pt_BR-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-sv-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/10/RPMS/shadow-utils-i18n-uk-4.0.3-58499U10_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/SRPMS/shadow-utils-4.0.3-26706U90_1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/shadow-utils-4.0.3-26706U90_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/9/RPMS/shadow-utils-doc-4.0.3-26706U90_1cl.i386.rpm


ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
 The apt tool can be used to perform RPM packages upgrades:

 - run:                 apt-get update
 - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade

 Detailed instructions regarding the use of apt and upgrade examples 
 can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en

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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at 
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en

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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

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Copyright (c) 2004 Conectiva Inc.
http://www.conectiva.com

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