Mandrake alert: enscript update

Posted by dave on Jan 28, 2002 12:41 PM EDT
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The enscript program does not create temporary files in a secure fashion and as such could be abused if enscript is run as root.

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Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory ________________________________________________________________________

Package name: enscript Advisory ID: MDKSA-2002:010 Date: January 28th, 2002 Affected versions: 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, Corporate Server 1.0.1 ________________________________________________________________________

Problem Description:

The enscript program does not create temporary files in a secure fashion and as such could be abused if enscript is run as root. ________________________________________________________________________

References:

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Updated Packages:

Linux-Mandrake 7.1: 3eab8fe4d7d2cd23b97536221e0fcfbf 7.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 7.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2: 497f83cde928d165173bc11b50de2cce 7.2/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 7.2/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0: 92600d81e8d2cde3bfee4512c0986a51 8.0/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 8.0/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.0/ppc: 4e4a79ca2ba540e633bd09a8f3b2a8a2 ppc/8.0/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.ppc.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 ppc/8.0/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1: f30e305cd6b7050ab2088098a4ac0997 8.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 8.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrake Linux 8.1/ia64: c787d13882ce88db37c26766406ce158 ia64/8.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.ia64.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 ia64/8.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1: 3eab8fe4d7d2cd23b97536221e0fcfbf 1.0.1/RPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.i586.rpm 4648f17f6a409047f2adbcddb8c0ed35 1.0.1/SRPMS/enscript-1.6.1-22.1mdk.src.rpm ________________________________________________________________________

Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):

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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm". A list of FTP mirrors can be obtained from:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:

rpm --checksig <filename>

All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:

https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update.

You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/

MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that anyone can subscribe to. Information on these lists can be obtained by visiting:

http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com ________________________________________________________________________

Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team <security@linux-mandrake.com>

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