Mandrake: “A problem was discovered by fc, with further research by Global
InterSec, in the sudo program with the password prompt parameter
(-p). Sudo can be tricked into allocating less memory than it should
for the prompt and in certain conditions it is possible to exploit this
flaw to corrupt the heap in such a way that could be used to execute
arbitary commands. Because sudo is generally suid root, this can lead
to an elevation of privilege for local users.”

______________________________________________________________________

                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
______________________________________________________________________

Package name:           sudo
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:028
Date:                   April 25th, 2002
Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1
                        Single Network Firewall 7.2
______________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

 A problem was discovered by fc, with further research by Global
 InterSec, in the sudo program with the password prompt parameter
 (-p).  Sudo can be tricked into allocating less memory than it should
 for the prompt and in certain conditions it is possible to exploit this
 flaw to corrupt the heap in such a way that could be used to execute
 arbitary commands.  Because sudo is generally suid root, this can lead
 to an elevation of privilege for local users.
______________________________________________________________________

References:

  http://www.globalintersec.com/adv/sudo-2002041701.txt
______________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
 2214bb7c879f0c34425d379795a447ee  7.1/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  7.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 53cd161682fc5ec047bbab190037e7cb  7.2/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  7.2/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 a35538cd7efe7c9a34a6dc81b767e3ea  8.0/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  8.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 867b935b9e39afaca5535c25673f2860  ppc/8.0/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 d6cccdaaca2a338bcd75290bef1c3440  8.1/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  8.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 80e0441fe8ebdd804adbe0fb3127c950  ia64/8.1/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.ia64.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 752d02e218508c12a3d4500e3c8fe842  8.2/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  8.2/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
 fa9ee180fdf44ed92f9c27ee96096471  ppc/8.2/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 1.0.1:
 2214bb7c879f0c34425d379795a447ee  1.0.1/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  1.0.1/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

 Single Network Firewall 7.2:
 53cd161682fc5ec047bbab190037e7cb  snf7.2/RPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
 552ef456ff9fd4028bd8371b808adae6  snf7.2/SRPMS/sudo-1.6.4-3.1mdk.src.rpm

______________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

______________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one 
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to 
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
______________________________________________________________________

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security@linux-mandrake.com>

______________________________________________________________________

                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
______________________________________________________________________

Package name:           imlib
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2002:028
Date:                   April 25th, 2002
Affected versions:      7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, Corporate Server 1.0.1
______________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

 Previous versions of imlib, prior to 1.9.13, would fall back to the
 NetPBM library which is not suitable for loading untrusted images due
 to various problem in it's code.  The new imlib also fixes some
 problems with arguments passed to malloc().  These problems could allow
 attackers to construct images that could cause crashes or, potentially,
 the execution of arbitrary code when said images are loaded by a viewer
 that uses imlib.  

 Thanks to Alan Cox and Al Viro for discovering the problems.
______________________________________________________________________

References:

 http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/4336http://online.securityfocus.com/bid/4339
______________________________________________________________________

Updated Packages:

 Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
 fe82fcada2f3d71a562b0551594192ac  7.1/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 a4aa27f231f94ea586c71f538af32f04  7.1/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 f195bf7954cd7efe2617fba434a8ed93  7.1/RPMS/imlib-devel-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 b052c14ed00cc28096a92f9070d3e096  7.1/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.5mdk.src.rpm

 Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
 4e7046816f14ea82116bbc1afb9b59e2  7.2/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.4mdk.i586.rpm
 376d6333b6ec112499240c8d0f13fb36  7.2/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.4mdk.i586.rpm
 3535da52444176f3cb3f1ef42bce8d72  7.2/RPMS/imlib-devel-1.9.13-2.4mdk.i586.rpm
 858f5bd0f2612c370b89aa35b22845f0  7.2/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.4mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0:
 6214439510523b121714230529ddcc99  8.0/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.3mdk.i586.rpm
 4435d0efbcf6f7284b865c11c2a085f0  8.0/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.3mdk.i586.rpm
 c62d8f27629120f6ee63890fb50382f9  8.0/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.3mdk.i586.rpm
 1de239cf58fa591b2fbf41464162b911  8.0/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.3mdk.i586.rpm
 f3f793d3bd22fe535ec42bae82d005f3  8.0/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc:
 bdd699794efd03798ade44013e7dd81a  ppc/8.0/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 4244d7f2f5c5d201a8f2528fad06e19f  ppc/8.0/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 444762d5d1e1efe4f04d7f3935c3f90f  ppc/8.0/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 d01d60692e89c6548921e5e45df24b45  ppc/8.0/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.3mdk.ppc.rpm
 f3f793d3bd22fe535ec42bae82d005f3  ppc/8.0/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.3mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1:
 d6c94b82b7b1e58cb0563bb660fc1ea2  8.1/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
 b07e7add5625ab037b6280fe7bbc699f  8.1/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
 14fd63429b7ec31cc5c9b11698999624  8.1/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
 077f49ab8ba83c7c05211a04426d43b3  8.1/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.2mdk.i586.rpm
 28d2e4164472fea78ed47ccb9b50f9d2  8.1/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64:
 54161570f5b4ee991a31782405f580a1  ia64/8.1/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 bfe7a2b9eb4420f60cd8a8545e3ef34c  ia64/8.1/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 64d932435e1ac3f53ec8adede7a96824  ia64/8.1/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 163d8b38a5a46094d5c903c5c2cd8590  ia64/8.1/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.2mdk.ia64.rpm
 28d2e4164472fea78ed47ccb9b50f9d2  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.2mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 144d8deeea93b0eb3e4566733093d8e8  8.2/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 6f032201e345f1afadcf0c6485bdaeb9  8.2/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 49ca7d2fae68f8df49c23df9db50f71c  8.2/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 08820637df4ac6747d925a031b82e226  8.2/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.1mdk.i586.rpm
 74ae164faf005e3f0ee66d9361640b5b  8.2/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.1mdk.src.rpm

 Mandrake Linux 8.2/ppc:
 3f5b3afe7447721b62cc9672ca4ce7ec  ppc/8.2/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 ac29822651c1a9be78456a683b7a6c2d  ppc/8.2/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 b0e6e0e4740e527dba83fe8f455c4f29  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libimlib1-1.9.13-2.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 ea3af5a8bf76b78be7fd9d54d0c49db7  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libimlib1-devel-1.9.13-2.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 74ae164faf005e3f0ee66d9361640b5b  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.1mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate Server 1.0.1:
 fe82fcada2f3d71a562b0551594192ac  1.0.1/RPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 a4aa27f231f94ea586c71f538af32f04  1.0.1/RPMS/imlib-cfgeditor-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 f195bf7954cd7efe2617fba434a8ed93  1.0.1/RPMS/imlib-devel-1.9.13-2.5mdk.i586.rpm
 b052c14ed00cc28096a92f9070d3e096  1.0.1/SRPMS/imlib-1.9.13-2.5mdk.src.rpm
______________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

______________________________________________________________________

To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one 
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:

  rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to 
update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:

  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security@linux-mandrake.com
______________________________________________________________________

Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security@linux-mandrake.com>

Debian: “fc found a buffer overflow in the variable expansion code
used by sudo for its prompt. Since sudo is necessarily installed suid
root a local user can use this to gain root access. This has been fixed in version 1.6.2-2.2 and we recommend that you upgrade
your sudo package immediately.”

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Debian Security Advisory DSA-128-1                   security@debian.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/ Wichert Akkerman
April 26, 2002
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------


Package        : sudo
Problem type   : buffer overflow
Debian-specific: no

fc found a buffer overflow in the variable expansion code
used by sudo for its prompt. Since sudo is necessarily installed suid
root a local user can use this to gain root access.

This has been fixed in version 1.6.2-2.2 and we recommend that you upgrade
your sudo package immediately.

wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.


Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato
- ---------------------------------

  Potato was released for alpha, arm, i386, m68k, powerpc and sparc.

  Source archives:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2.diff.gz
MD5 checksum: 958560c409b43bd13463b3d380fc534a
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2.dsc
MD5 checksum: 7323f0f3614513156120ccc4772524f8
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/sudo_1.6.2p2.orig.tar.gz
MD5 checksum: dd5944c880fd5cc56bc0f0199e92d2b4

  Alpha architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_alpha.deb
MD5 checksum: 66cb0d4f730560fddba65e44dd78c34d

  ARM architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_arm.deb
MD5 checksum: f74bae46ebd07bd8f430261153d13f90

  Intel IA-32 architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_i386.deb
MD5 checksum: 9ac9b91818dd7b2f2888aa39aac0da98

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_m68k.deb
MD5 checksum: 46f6d595363d23c96701cd303511e1a5

  PowerPC architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_powerpc.deb
MD5 checksum: 66c23d2544e9a8f19c57c919a4a751c9

  Sun Sparc architecture:
    http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/sudo_1.6.2p2-2.2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksum: 9654ecac0230abe0f28524469fb5887e

  These packages will be moved into the stable distribution on its next
  revision.

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