RHSA-2009:1463-01 Moderate: newt security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: newt security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1463-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1463.html
Issue date: 2009-09-24
CVE Names: CVE-2009-2905
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1. Summary:

Updated newt packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

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

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Description:

Newt is a programming library for color text mode, widget-based user
interfaces. Newt can be used to add stacked windows, entry widgets,
checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, plain text fields, scrollbars, and so
on, to text mode user interfaces.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way newt processes
content that is to be displayed in a text dialog box. A local attacker
could issue a specially-crafted text dialog box display request (direct or
via a custom application), leading to a denial of service (application
crash) or, potentially, arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the
user running the application using the newt library. (CVE-2009-2905)

Users of newt should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a
backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated
packages, all applications using the newt library must be restarted for the
update to take effect.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

523955 - CVE-2009-2905 newt: heap-overflow in textbox when text reflowing

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.5-2.el3.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm

ppc:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.ppc.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.ppc64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.ppc.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.ppc64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.ppc.rpm

s390:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.s390.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.s390.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.s390.rpm

s390x:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.s390.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.s390x.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.s390.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.s390x.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.5-2.el3.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.5-2.el3.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.5-2.el3.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.5-2.el3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ppc64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ppc.rpm

s390:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390.rpm

s390x:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.51.6-10.el4_8.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.src.rpm

i386:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm

ia64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ia64.rpm

ppc:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-debuginfo-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.i386.rpm
newt-devel-0.52.2-12.el5_4.1.x86_64.rpm

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https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2905
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
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