+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter | | June 12th, 2009 Volume 10, Number 24 | | | | Editorial Team: Dave Wreski <dwreski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | | Benjamin D. Thomas <bthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Thank you for reading the LinuxSecurity.com weekly security newsletter. The purpose of this document is to provide our readers with a quick summary of each week's most relevant Linux security headlines. This week, advisories were released for evolution-data-server, apr-util, ntp, drakx-net, apache, dansguardian, ipset, libsndfile, codeina, gstreamer, gedit-plugins, mkinird, file, libmodplug, openssl, mod_jk, kernel, and ipsec-tools. 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The book "Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You" by Greg Conti (Computer Science Professor at West Point) is the first book to reveal how Google's vast information stockpiles could be used against you or your business and what you can do to protect yourself. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/145939 --- A Secure Nagios Server ---------------------- Nagios is a monitoring software designed to let you know about problems on your hosts and networks quickly. You can configure it to be used on any network. Setting up a Nagios server on any Linux distribution is a very quick process however to make it a secure setup it takes some work. This article will not show you how to install Nagios since there are tons of them out there but it will show you in detail ways to improve your Nagios security. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/144088 --> Take advantage of the LinuxSecurity.com Quick Reference Card! <-- --> http://www.linuxsecurity.com/docs/QuickRefCard.pdf <-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.22 Now Available! (Dec 9) ------------------------------------------------------ Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.22 (Version 3.0, Release 22). This release includes many updated packages and bug fixes and some feature enhancements to the EnGarde Secure Linux Installer and the SELinux policy. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/145668 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Debian: New evolution-data-server packages fix several vulnerabilities (Jun 8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149046 * Debian: New apr-util packages fix several vulnerabilities (Jun 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:099 ] ntp (Jun 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------- This bugfix release makes it possible to pass additional options to the ntpdate utility and for the releases lacking it the ntpd server by utilizing the /etc/sysconfig/ntpd file while starting the ntp service. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149065 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:098 ] drakx-net (Jun 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This bugfix update to drakx-net fixes a number of issues: - wireless passwords with '#' character were not properly handled (bug #50670) - wireless connection settings were not preserved for different connections (bug #46010) http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149064 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:096 ] perl-MDK-Common (Jun 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mandriva system library (perl-MDK-Common) was not handling configuration files that had '#' character inside parameters correctly. This update fixes the issue. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149062 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:097 ] drakx-net (Jun 10) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This bugfix update to drakx-net fixes a number of issues: - wireless passwords with '#' character were not properly handled (bug #50670) - wireless connection settings were not preserved for different connections (bug #46010) - when configuring Advanced Settings in draknetcenter, some variables were not written correctly (bug #50807). - e1000e card was added to the list of cards requiring additional delay for detecting network connectivity (bug #49335). - Cingular connection provider was added (bug #48849). - support for AVAHI/mDNS ports was added to drakfirewall (bug #50541). - translations were updated. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149061 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:095 ] apache (Jun 10) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The CVE-2009-1195 patch broke the mod_perl build. Patches from upstream svn has been applied to this update that fixes the issue. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149060 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:094 ] dansguardian (Jun 9) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- There was a bug with the dansguardian build where the path to /var/lib/dansguardian was wrongly set to /var/dansguardian. The libclamav support has been disabled because of too frequent changes in the clamav API, the preferred way to use clamav is to use clamd. This update fixes these problems. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149052 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:093 ] ipset (Jun 9) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ipset released in Mandriva 2009 has a bug leading to a non working status, instead starting it gives the following error message as output: undefined symbol: __stack_chk_fail_local. This update fixes the problem making ipset work fine. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149051 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:132 ] libsndfile (Jun 7) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in libsndfile: Heap-based buffer overflow in voc_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a VOC file with an invalid header value (CVE-2009-1788). Heap-based buffer overflow in aiff_read_header in libsndfile 1.0.15 through 1.0.19, as used in Winamp 5.552 and possibly other media programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an AIFF file with an invalid header value (CVE-2009-1791). This update provides fixes for these vulnerabilities. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149045 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:092 ] codeina (Jun 7) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A bug in codeina could prevent its cache to not be flushed properly on errors, preventing it to work properly if a erronous file was downloaded previously. This package update fixes this issue and increase startup delay to 30s to improve login time. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149044 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:131-1 ] apr-util (Jun 6) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in apr-util: The apr_strmatch_precompile function in strmatch/apr_strmatch.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted input involving (1) a .htaccess file used with the Apache HTTP Server, (2) the SVNMasterURI directive in the mod_dav_svn module in the Apache HTTP Server, (3) the mod_apreq2 module for the Apache HTTP Server, or (4) an application that uses the libapreq2 library, related to an underflow flaw. (CVE-2009-0023). The expat XML parser in the apr_xml_* interface in xml/apr_xml.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.7, as used in the mod_dav and mod_dav_svn modules in the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, as demonstrated by a PROPFIND request, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564 (CVE-2009-1955). Off-by-one error in the apr_brigade_vprintf function in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 on big-endian platforms allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted input (CVE-2009-1956). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. Update: Fixed packages for CS3 and MNF2 was missing with the last update. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149043 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:131 ] apr-util (Jun 6) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in apr-util: The apr_strmatch_precompile function in strmatch/apr_strmatch.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted input involving (1) a .htaccess file used with the Apache HTTP Server, (2) the SVNMasterURI directive in the mod_dav_svn module in the Apache HTTP Server, (3) the mod_apreq2 module for the Apache HTTP Server, or (4) an application that uses the libapreq2 library, related to an underflow flaw. (CVE-2009-0023). The expat XML parser in the apr_xml_* interface in xml/apr_xml.c in Apache APR-util before 1.3.7, as used in the mod_dav and mod_dav_svn modules in the Apache HTTP Server, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, as demonstrated by a PROPFIND request, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564 (CVE-2009-1955). Off-by-one error in the apr_brigade_vprintf function in Apache APR-util before 1.3.5 on big-endian platforms allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted input (CVE-2009-1956). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149042 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:130 ] gstreamer0.10-plugins-good (Jun 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple integer overflows in the (1) user_info_callback, (2) user_endrow_callback, and (3) gst_pngdec_task functions (ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c) in GStreamer Good Plug-ins (aka gst-plugins-good or gstreamer-plugins-good) 0.10.15 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PNG file, which triggers a buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1932). http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149041 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:091 ] gedit-plugins (Jun 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The embedded terminal plugin was not included in gedit-plugins. The updated package was adjusted to include it. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149039 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:090 ] mkinitrd (Jun 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update fixes a minor issue with mkinitrd: - mount options for non-NFS mounts are ignored by the nash mount program http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149038 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:129 ] file (Jun 5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- A security vulnerability has been identified and fixed in file: Heap-based buffer overflow in the cdf_read_sat function in src/cdf.c in Christos Zoulas file 5.00 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compound document file, as demonstrated by a .msi, .doc, or .mpp file. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information (CVE-2009-1515). This update provides file-5.03, which is not vulnerable to this, and other unspecified issues. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149036 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVSA-2009:128 ] libmodplug (Jun 4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in libmodplug: Integer overflow in the CSoundFile::ReadMed function (src/load_med.cpp) in libmodplug before 0.8.6, as used in gstreamer-plugins and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MED file with a crafted (1) song comment or (2) song name, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2009-1438). Buffer overflow in the PATinst function in src/load_pat.cpp in libmodplug before 0.8.7 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long instrument name (CVE-2009-1513). The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149032 * Mandriva: Subject: [Security Announce] [ MDVA-2009:089 ] openssl (Jun 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This update fixes a build problem with openssl-0.9.7g-2.8.20060mlcs4 on Corporate Server 4. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149031 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * RedHat: Important: mod_jk security update (Jun 9) ------------------------------------------------- Updated mod_jk packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Application Server v2. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149056 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Slackware: ntp (Jun 4) ------------------------ New ntp packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, 12.2, and -current to fix security issues. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0159 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1252 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149030 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * SuSE: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:032) (Jun 9) --------------------------------------------- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149053 * SuSE: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:031) (Jun 9) --------------------------------------------- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149050 * SuSE: Linux kernel (SUSE-SA:2009:030) (Jun 8) --------------------------------------------- http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149047 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Ubuntu: ipsec-tools vulnerabilities (Jun 9) -------------------------------------------- It was discovered that ipsec-tools did not properly handle certain fragmented packets. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets to the server and cause a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1574) It was discovered that ipsec-tools did not properly handle memory usage when verifying certificate signatures or processing nat-traversal keep-alive messages. A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets to the server and exhaust available memory, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2009-1632) http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/149057 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Distributed by: Guardian Digital, Inc. LinuxSecurity.com To unsubscribe email vuln-newsletter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
