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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Moderate: ed security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0946-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0946.html
Issue date: 2008-10-21
CVE Names: CVE-2008-3916
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1. Summary:
An updated ed package that fixes one security issue is now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 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:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
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
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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
3. Description:
ed is a line-oriented text editor, used to create, display, and modify
text files (both interactively and via shell scripts).
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the way ed, the GNU line
editor, processed long file names. An attacker could create a file with a
specially-crafted name that could possibly execute an arbitrary code when
opened in the ed editor. (CVE-2008-3916)
Users of ed should upgrade to this updated package, which contains
a backported patch to resolve this issue.
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/FAQ_58_10188
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
462584 - CVE-2008-3916 ed: Heap-based buffer overflow (arb. code execution)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-21.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-21.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-21.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-21.1.src.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-21.1.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-21.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-21.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-21.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-21.1.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-33.30E.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.ppc.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.s390.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.s390x.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-33.30E.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-33.30E.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-33.30E.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-33.30E.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ppc.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.s390.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.s390x.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-36.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-39.el5_2.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.i386.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/ed-0.2-39.el5_2.src.rpm
i386:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.i386.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.i386.rpm
ia64:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.ia64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.ia64.rpm
ppc:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.ppc.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.ppc.rpm
s390x:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.s390x.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
ed-0.2-39.el5_2.x86_64.rpm
ed-debuginfo-0.2-39.el5_2.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=CVE-2008-3916
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 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
