A cpio security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Low: cpio security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:073-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-073.html
Issue date: 2005-02-15
Updated on: 2005-02-15
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CAN-1999-1572
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1. Summary:

An updated cpio package that fixes a umask bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64



3. Problem description:

GNU cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive.

It was discovered that cpio uses a 0 umask when creating files using the -O (archive) option. This creates output files with mode 0666 (all can read and write) regardless of the user's umask setting. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-1999-1572 to this issue.

Users of cpio should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.

Red Hat would like to thank Mike O'Connor for bringing this issue to our attention.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the following Web page for the System Administration or Customization guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

145725 - CAN-1999-1572 cpio insecure file creation

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm
f81762b300053347ae0a624a459c60eb cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
3d34cc1565e00928cd59b33b3cc25bec cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c51a21e61349908197e629af8c86e619 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
38e0e1b27dd0175e38ff67fceaf36ab9 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
dd7b191ed868f845fd1d74646a6ec3f8 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
21f6e67def41f73d71bfdfed5174b7a9 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
6e75a65c6f877fc4d7603f749642aabc cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm
f81762b300053347ae0a624a459c60eb cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
3d34cc1565e00928cd59b33b3cc25bec cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
6e75a65c6f877fc4d7603f749642aabc cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm
f81762b300053347ae0a624a459c60eb cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
3d34cc1565e00928cd59b33b3cc25bec cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c51a21e61349908197e629af8c86e619 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
6e75a65c6f877fc4d7603f749642aabc cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm
f81762b300053347ae0a624a459c60eb cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.src.rpm

i386:
3d34cc1565e00928cd59b33b3cc25bec cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
c51a21e61349908197e629af8c86e619 cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
6e75a65c6f877fc4d7603f749642aabc cpio-2.5-7.EL4.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-1999-1572

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2005 Red Hat, Inc.