A new update is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Here the announcement:

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Low: elfutils security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2006:0354-01
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0354.html
Issue date: 2006-08-10
Updated on: 2006-08-10
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names: CVE-2005-1704
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1. Summary:

Updated elfutils packages that address a minor security issue and various
other issues are 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 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:

The elfutils packages contain a number of utility programs and libraries
related to the creation and maintenance of executable code.

The elfutils packages that originally shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
were GPL-licensed versions which lacked some functionality. Previous
updates provided fully functional versions of elfutils only under the OSL
license. This update provides a fully functional, GPL-licensed version of
elfutils.

In the OSL-licensed elfutils versions provided in previous updates, some
tools could sometimes crash when given corrupted input files. (CVE-2005-1704)

Also, when the eu-strip tool was used to create separate debuginfo files
from relocatable objects such as kernel modules (.ko), the resulting
debuginfo files (.ko.debug) were sometimes corrupted. Both of these
problems are fixed in the new version.

Users of elfutils should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve
these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those
RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are
not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you
can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the
desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many
people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

If up2date fails to connect to Red Hat Network due to SSL
Certificate Errors, you need to install a version of the
up2date client with an updated certificate. The latest version of
up2date is available from the Red Hat FTP site and may also be
downloaded directly from the RHN website:

https://rhn.redhat.com/help/latest-up2date.pxt

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

156342 - eu-strip mangles separate debuginfo with relocation sections
159888 - CVE-2005-1704 Integer overflow in libelf
186992 - Elfutils license upgrade

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm
be92076aa98203d3d1a31764e8c55fe8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm

i386:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
597fab4861e21558ee5241391d94c29e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
8d395168cffc2d3d9666b6741208115a elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm

ia64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
75c6bb5c1105e5182e9bb5f60039a875 elfutils-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
00ba981a8897e990149319d38b202198 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
5ab55fb1b7b1fdc890beee2246ae000e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
3452f9dc057e0b921cef882189118c61 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
dfb803971bd78e169c3f22cb903daae9 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
2680998fa90eb10b82018054d7523d95 elfutils-0.97.1-3.ppc.rpm
5bd8535f6dbba9548a9263349d3f78e3 elfutils-0.97.1-3.ppc64.rpm
8bf644dd1a625367539033ee3d42a576 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.ppc.rpm
d00483b7efb0503e15d4ad239b76301c elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.ppc64.rpm
c068b099c58942fc09b56a4bf63a4836 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.ppc.rpm
37c1b4884a178dcc69e58ecdbd4857ee elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.ppc.rpm
91aaa5da12acc4ea47504c8e6760ee54 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.ppc64.rpm
06a68c04286bf1a1167ffcaf9fe83585 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.ppc.rpm

s390:
77b2c7b6229c5a3f92856dbe75cbfab8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
5d68e76fbe83443f5b187302ad47d787 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
86683249da3f5f1108ab2d1136fd3452 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
d6e3f9ca8ce95cb5328cfff6bd2d5f45 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
0b24693676bf6e948de7172369aba13e elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm

s390x:
77b2c7b6229c5a3f92856dbe75cbfab8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
6c65023b352b3e1c05667fe3e849e893 elfutils-0.97.1-3.s390x.rpm
5d68e76fbe83443f5b187302ad47d787 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
755c49447187e1a02106d954d8d25ae7 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.s390x.rpm
2c3b1fb515c57f00417176242843bce6 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.s390x.rpm
d6e3f9ca8ce95cb5328cfff6bd2d5f45 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.s390.rpm
cb42d361bfa5374f64623ed8a1d2c70c elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.s390x.rpm
404801004e0dc22196bdb80acfa37bc1 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
921094a1e8f8febbacc1b24ce733fa61 elfutils-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd0737cf83da138e82db51ffc8fb3ffb elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
3f54f71891a4f96530f93c815e8169f7 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd37a6cb30a57eb5a5e483cfec7506ba elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
571be987e0f3726db8309bdc99d00941 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm
be92076aa98203d3d1a31764e8c55fe8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm

i386:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
597fab4861e21558ee5241391d94c29e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
8d395168cffc2d3d9666b6741208115a elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
921094a1e8f8febbacc1b24ce733fa61 elfutils-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd0737cf83da138e82db51ffc8fb3ffb elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
3f54f71891a4f96530f93c815e8169f7 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd37a6cb30a57eb5a5e483cfec7506ba elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
571be987e0f3726db8309bdc99d00941 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm
be92076aa98203d3d1a31764e8c55fe8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm

i386:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
597fab4861e21558ee5241391d94c29e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
8d395168cffc2d3d9666b6741208115a elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm

ia64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
75c6bb5c1105e5182e9bb5f60039a875 elfutils-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
00ba981a8897e990149319d38b202198 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
5ab55fb1b7b1fdc890beee2246ae000e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
3452f9dc057e0b921cef882189118c61 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
dfb803971bd78e169c3f22cb903daae9 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
921094a1e8f8febbacc1b24ce733fa61 elfutils-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd0737cf83da138e82db51ffc8fb3ffb elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
3f54f71891a4f96530f93c815e8169f7 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd37a6cb30a57eb5a5e483cfec7506ba elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
571be987e0f3726db8309bdc99d00941 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm
be92076aa98203d3d1a31764e8c55fe8 elfutils-0.97.1-3.src.rpm

i386:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
597fab4861e21558ee5241391d94c29e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
8d395168cffc2d3d9666b6741208115a elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm

ia64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
75c6bb5c1105e5182e9bb5f60039a875 elfutils-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
00ba981a8897e990149319d38b202198 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
5ab55fb1b7b1fdc890beee2246ae000e elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
3452f9dc057e0b921cef882189118c61 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm
dfb803971bd78e169c3f22cb903daae9 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
156158f3b94caa1b50a50bf879c17eb7 elfutils-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
921094a1e8f8febbacc1b24ce733fa61 elfutils-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
a4e9411f61be01871bbeb43cf9e48b23 elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd0737cf83da138e82db51ffc8fb3ffb elfutils-debuginfo-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
3f54f71891a4f96530f93c815e8169f7 elfutils-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
68118aabeacdefcb65fb5134908e2ed0 elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.i386.rpm
fd37a6cb30a57eb5a5e483cfec7506ba elfutils-libelf-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm
571be987e0f3726db8309bdc99d00941 elfutils-libelf-devel-0.97.1-3.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1704
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2006 Red Hat, Inc.
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