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[CLA-2000:354] Conectiva Linux Security Announcement - tcsh
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Sun Dec 10 17:24:30 2000
Message-Id: <200012081807.QAA22462@frajuto.distro.conectiva>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:07:14 -0200
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : tcsh
SUMMARY : Insecure temporary file creation
DATE : 2000-12-08 16:06:00
ID : CLA-2000:354
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 6.0
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DESCRIPTION
(This is a specific update for Conectiva Linux 6.0, previous versions
were already updated.)
When using in-here documents (via the "<<" redirect), tcsh creates a
temporary file in an insecure manner that could allow a symlink
attack to overwrite arbitrary files.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all tcsh users upgrade to the latest package.
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SPMS/tcsh-6.10.00-1cl.src.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/tcsh-6.10.00-1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding 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 can be
obtained at http://www.conectiva.com.br/contato
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://www.conectiva.com.br/suporte/atualizacoes
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