- Issued:
- 2005-03-21
- Updated:
- 2005-03-21
RHSA-2005:235 - Security Advisory
Synopsis
mailman security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Important
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An updated mailman package that corrects a cross-site scripting flaw is now
available.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
Description
Mailman manages electronic mail discussion and e-newsletter lists.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the driver script of mailman prior to
version 2.1.5 could allow remote attackers to execute scripts as other web
users. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org)
has assigned the name CAN-2004-1177 to this issue.
Users of mailman should update to this erratum package, which corrects this
issue by turning on STEALTH_MODE by default and using Utils.websafe() to
quote the html.
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:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
- 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 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 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 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
- 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 4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
Fixes
- BZ - 132750 - Mailman doesn't work with courier
- BZ - 142605 - init script doesn't use /var/lock/subsys
- BZ - 143008 - mailman logrotate has wrong location for mailmanctl
- BZ - 147833 - CAN-2004-1177 - mailman
CVEs
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.src.rpm | SHA-256: def507678cf235c89f3421674830bece3d1ecd6d49ffe8509571101f184086ec |
| x86_64 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b7d6354e9e5fae7d83adeab179557fd4a3c219cd5cfb8ff4ce3f2e6467587c31 |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b7d6354e9e5fae7d83adeab179557fd4a3c219cd5cfb8ff4ce3f2e6467587c31 |
| ia64 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 075c38db6ca3c5cf9bcd5433e0ec84d08310c2fb06a7b21b7b7b4a37cbbdac91 |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 075c38db6ca3c5cf9bcd5433e0ec84d08310c2fb06a7b21b7b7b4a37cbbdac91 |
| i386 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 37b1a921c25832cc250e75d46cadc46a3df6bc3b5e4e6b4e365cf8157737bcdb |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 37b1a921c25832cc250e75d46cadc46a3df6bc3b5e4e6b4e365cf8157737bcdb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.src.rpm | SHA-256: def507678cf235c89f3421674830bece3d1ecd6d49ffe8509571101f184086ec |
| x86_64 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b7d6354e9e5fae7d83adeab179557fd4a3c219cd5cfb8ff4ce3f2e6467587c31 |
| ia64 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: 075c38db6ca3c5cf9bcd5433e0ec84d08310c2fb06a7b21b7b7b4a37cbbdac91 |
| i386 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 37b1a921c25832cc250e75d46cadc46a3df6bc3b5e4e6b4e365cf8157737bcdb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| ia64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.src.rpm | SHA-256: def507678cf235c89f3421674830bece3d1ecd6d49ffe8509571101f184086ec |
| x86_64 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: b7d6354e9e5fae7d83adeab179557fd4a3c219cd5cfb8ff4ce3f2e6467587c31 |
| i386 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 37b1a921c25832cc250e75d46cadc46a3df6bc3b5e4e6b4e365cf8157737bcdb |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| x86_64 | |
| i386 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.src.rpm | SHA-256: def507678cf235c89f3421674830bece3d1ecd6d49ffe8509571101f184086ec |
| s390x | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: c6b4027cf1e08d4126d7621ee39d9ff7a98e75086f6a04863c1021322cf9f14a |
| s390 | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 977425bc40fa0e76174edee86d3ffef6fe94a2f2ed93df2b4bf40f3ed932e86a |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| s390x | |
| s390 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.src.rpm | SHA-256: def507678cf235c89f3421674830bece3d1ecd6d49ffe8509571101f184086ec |
| ppc | |
| mailman-2.1.5-33.rhel4.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 17d1154f3aa33390d21235b9c7f8f234831e9bdfa3beb2e3829c15427d5e0aad |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| ppc |
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