RHBA-2004:435 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated redhat-config-date package that ensures /etc/localtime will be
readable for all users is now available available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3.

Description

The redhat-config-date package contains a graphical interface for changing
the system date and time, configuring the system time zone, and setting up
the NTP daemon to synchronize the time of the system with a NTP time server.

If a user with a restrictive umask calls redhat-config-date, the program
could write /etc/localtime (and eventually
/var/spool/postfix/etc/localtime) with restricted permissions not allowing
normal users to determine local timezone information.

This problem only affects users with non standard umasks. However,
redhat-config-samba users are advised to upgrade to this errata package,
which contains a backported patch that corrects this bug.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied. Use Red Hat
Network to download and update your packages. To launch the Red Hat
Update Agent, use the following command:

up2date

For information on how to install packages manually, refer to the
following Web page for the System Administration or Customization
guide specific to your system:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

• BZ - 129876 - incorrect permissions set on /etc/localtime

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)