Debian alert: New lpr packages fix local root exploit (potato)

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 267-2                     security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                             Martin Schulze
April 15th, 2003                        http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : lpr
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem-Type   : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id         : CAN-2003-0144

The correction for CAN-2003-0144 for the old stable distribution
(potato) was a little bit too strict apparently and this update
corrects this.  For completeness here is the advisory text:

   A buffer overflow has been discovered in lpr, a BSD lpr/lpd line
   printer spooling system.  This problem can be exploited by a local
   user to gain root privileges, even if the printer system is set up
   properly.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2000.05.07-4.3.

For the old stable distribution (potato) this problem has been fixed
in version 0.48-1.2.

For the stable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2000.05.07-4.20.

We recommend that you upgrade your lpr package immediately.


Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 alias potato
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  Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2.dsc
      Size/MD5 checksum:      533 f66736520a00e74d609a421afdc08100
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2.diff.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum:     8949 18e106588274936d15c89e42ad518fb3
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48.orig.tar.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum:    75943 7b67555568e1c2d03aedbe66098a52a5

  Alpha architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_alpha.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:   112834 0cece83c9dfe9faf9bb1f6453822c7bd

  ARM architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_arm.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    89230 d403908d35e4d7ce9642183b11fa4457

  Intel IA-32 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_i386.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    86036 7c2d6c093621b62e8ed7b2fde9bc3296

  Motorola 680x0 architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_m68k.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    81994 f884f37a9056b3ab0967ac027a3563a5

  PowerPC architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_powerpc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    91248 f75d16b597c2e1cd908f5d20afd3f16a

  Sun Sparc architecture:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/lpr/lpr_0.48-1.2_sparc.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    97840 64fc8bdbdc927ae7df58e0aadd0a8f74


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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

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