A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200605-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Quake 3 engine based games: Buffer Overflow
Date: May 10, 2006
Bugs: #132377
ID: 200605-12
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Synopsis
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The Quake 3 engine has a vulnerability that could be exploited to
execute arbitrary code.
Background
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Quake 3 is a multiplayer first person shooter.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 games-fps/quake3-bin < 1.32c >= 1.32c
2 games-fps/rtcw < 1.41b >= 1.41b
3 games-fps/enemy-territory < 2.60b >= 2.60b
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3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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landser discovered a vulnerability within the "remapShader" command.
Due to a boundary handling error in "remapShader", there is a
possibility of a buffer overflow.
Impact
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An attacker could set up a malicious game server and entice users to
connect to it, potentially resulting in the execution of arbitrary code
with the rights of the game user.
Workaround
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Do not connect to untrusted game servers.
Resolution
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All Quake 3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/quake3-bin-1.32c"
All RTCW users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/rtcw-1.41b"
All Enemy Territory users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=games-fps/enemy-territory-2.60b"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2236
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2236
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-12.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
