A cpio security update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Low: cpio security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2005:080-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-080.html
Issue date: 2005-02-18
Updated on: 2005-02-18
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Keywords: cpio umask
CVE Names: CAN-1999-1572
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1. Summary:

An updated cpio package that fixes a umask bug and supports large files (>2GB) is now available.

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 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - 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.

All users of cpio should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue, and adds support for large files (> 2GB).

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/):

145720 - CAN-1999-1572 cpio insecure file creation
105617 - cpio does not support large files > 2GB
144688 - cpio fails to unpack initrd on ppc

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm
53c26afeb29e541f23e3bf74049632e0 cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm

i386:
2f7640bac79d70881542b4ea2f27b9a9 cpio-2.5-3e.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
af616c0444113d8056fc9b462da9ea1e cpio-2.5-3e.3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
b7af34936d1cf57f43ae4f47cdb4a320 cpio-2.5-3e.3.ppc.rpm

s390:
6a3deef23563bffca6a8b50cc153408a cpio-2.5-3e.3.s390.rpm

s390x:
67ea8870629f5355f5935699c19e95a9 cpio-2.5-3e.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
64839becc965195850d50c074c375a68 cpio-2.5-3e.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm
53c26afeb29e541f23e3bf74049632e0 cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm

i386:
2f7640bac79d70881542b4ea2f27b9a9 cpio-2.5-3e.3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
64839becc965195850d50c074c375a68 cpio-2.5-3e.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm
53c26afeb29e541f23e3bf74049632e0 cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm

i386:
2f7640bac79d70881542b4ea2f27b9a9 cpio-2.5-3e.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
af616c0444113d8056fc9b462da9ea1e cpio-2.5-3e.3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
64839becc965195850d50c074c375a68 cpio-2.5-3e.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm
53c26afeb29e541f23e3bf74049632e0 cpio-2.5-3e.3.src.rpm

i386:
2f7640bac79d70881542b4ea2f27b9a9 cpio-2.5-3e.3.i386.rpm

ia64:
af616c0444113d8056fc9b462da9ea1e cpio-2.5-3e.3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
64839becc965195850d50c074c375a68 cpio-2.5-3e.3.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.