Issued:
2006-03-22
Updated:
2006-03-22

RHSA-2006:0264 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

sendmail security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

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Topic

Updated sendmail packages to fix a security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

Sendmail is a Mail Transport Agent (MTA) used to send mail between machines.

A flaw in the handling of asynchronous signals was discovered in Sendmail.
A remote attacker may be able to exploit a race condition to execute
arbitrary code as root. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
assigned the name CVE-2006-0058 to this issue.

By default on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, Sendmail is configured to
only accept connections from the local host. Therefore, only users who have
configured Sendmail to listen to remote hosts would be able to be remotely
exploited by this vulnerability.

Users of Sendmail are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain a backported patch from the Sendmail team to correct this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on 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 - 184465 - CVE-2006-0058 Sendmail race condition issue

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e36b53173961c383e4139028bcd95ada1c0a0a30bf17ad76394e720702592d
x86_64
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0dfa30ecf60dca115d8844f8886959fa583574c225d172345e78b7db040c16a4
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0dfa30ecf60dca115d8844f8886959fa583574c225d172345e78b7db040c16a4
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8be70ea52bc6da4f9d72acce7c117b8b5e0b309da67bc95496c1a0c7474e8e33
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8be70ea52bc6da4f9d72acce7c117b8b5e0b309da67bc95496c1a0c7474e8e33
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84a290a666257c5764be55edb6577f96255e31aa55abcd8d89628f6b746b4149
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84a290a666257c5764be55edb6577f96255e31aa55abcd8d89628f6b746b4149
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 129f5aec85e1ebfb9fa078554d77cad1bf1c07f3ffc7dbd4c23b6a22b9f531d7
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 129f5aec85e1ebfb9fa078554d77cad1bf1c07f3ffc7dbd4c23b6a22b9f531d7
ia64
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 959b5022df1bcca5a9b0fe9595e2b1646bb56604fdc229863ade87ece017e758
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 959b5022df1bcca5a9b0fe9595e2b1646bb56604fdc229863ade87ece017e758
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6a260bad1f959e9ee0bcb42f198dff6ce17846db2a509fd3fbdd9f5df7cb2389
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6a260bad1f959e9ee0bcb42f198dff6ce17846db2a509fd3fbdd9f5df7cb2389
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: bb20b6a87148d7062af490b6249bafd8a1fc7ae8bfad203f701edcefa51225ce
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: bb20b6a87148d7062af490b6249bafd8a1fc7ae8bfad203f701edcefa51225ce
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7cd401dbc81a8276b5aaa1b4e1e029c274e319d6444aa2d2b7a64596632ea072
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7cd401dbc81a8276b5aaa1b4e1e029c274e319d6444aa2d2b7a64596632ea072
i386
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6f61889fefa8821994356c4b4043e7637b9a9dc4404295138ea282d9cfce3db1
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6f61889fefa8821994356c4b4043e7637b9a9dc4404295138ea282d9cfce3db1
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 805e866fee89ff3f3da6522e243d6d9619e7d3d102fbb927154451edfd1c60e6
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 805e866fee89ff3f3da6522e243d6d9619e7d3d102fbb927154451edfd1c60e6
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a29847374be854ecf2de65437a81d4bd0c41098ace0043fd714ea3533cdc20c5
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a29847374be854ecf2de65437a81d4bd0c41098ace0043fd714ea3533cdc20c5
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: bf33e718a7705f59fa4c26db3a0443baed82e9cd2edb677621d40bd39e122865
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: bf33e718a7705f59fa4c26db3a0443baed82e9cd2edb677621d40bd39e122865

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e36b53173961c383e4139028bcd95ada1c0a0a30bf17ad76394e720702592d
x86_64
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0dfa30ecf60dca115d8844f8886959fa583574c225d172345e78b7db040c16a4
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8be70ea52bc6da4f9d72acce7c117b8b5e0b309da67bc95496c1a0c7474e8e33
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84a290a666257c5764be55edb6577f96255e31aa55abcd8d89628f6b746b4149
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 129f5aec85e1ebfb9fa078554d77cad1bf1c07f3ffc7dbd4c23b6a22b9f531d7
ia64
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 959b5022df1bcca5a9b0fe9595e2b1646bb56604fdc229863ade87ece017e758
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 6a260bad1f959e9ee0bcb42f198dff6ce17846db2a509fd3fbdd9f5df7cb2389
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: bb20b6a87148d7062af490b6249bafd8a1fc7ae8bfad203f701edcefa51225ce
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 7cd401dbc81a8276b5aaa1b4e1e029c274e319d6444aa2d2b7a64596632ea072
i386
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6f61889fefa8821994356c4b4043e7637b9a9dc4404295138ea282d9cfce3db1
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 805e866fee89ff3f3da6522e243d6d9619e7d3d102fbb927154451edfd1c60e6
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a29847374be854ecf2de65437a81d4bd0c41098ace0043fd714ea3533cdc20c5
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: bf33e718a7705f59fa4c26db3a0443baed82e9cd2edb677621d40bd39e122865

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e36b53173961c383e4139028bcd95ada1c0a0a30bf17ad76394e720702592d
x86_64
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0dfa30ecf60dca115d8844f8886959fa583574c225d172345e78b7db040c16a4
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8be70ea52bc6da4f9d72acce7c117b8b5e0b309da67bc95496c1a0c7474e8e33
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84a290a666257c5764be55edb6577f96255e31aa55abcd8d89628f6b746b4149
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 129f5aec85e1ebfb9fa078554d77cad1bf1c07f3ffc7dbd4c23b6a22b9f531d7
i386
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 6f61889fefa8821994356c4b4043e7637b9a9dc4404295138ea282d9cfce3db1
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 805e866fee89ff3f3da6522e243d6d9619e7d3d102fbb927154451edfd1c60e6
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: a29847374be854ecf2de65437a81d4bd0c41098ace0043fd714ea3533cdc20c5
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: bf33e718a7705f59fa4c26db3a0443baed82e9cd2edb677621d40bd39e122865

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e36b53173961c383e4139028bcd95ada1c0a0a30bf17ad76394e720702592d
s390x
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 80a9a7fc5b9349e3057a4619db67be50dd7ce5cbb24230c05ec7049898c51c96
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: deb338df7617ba7d08b1363d77d368f1c129924d186c1fb67bfdaea08a2574b7
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: cd82f0a57c221b5b0bc44e1740ee6a6c04f0e48ea153319757ba298c87383a42
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b92a679cd73962f1bd3869bc2e6fa3b4ae2ce263c23d9091a3cbf4c1a2a69c31
s390
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390.rpm SHA-256: 6f977f4e1c6fcdb62e474720d7791cbfd3bebc8789af10ae6c791d284076d6aa
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390.rpm SHA-256: bbef42f4d35f8663c0ee2b6ce4666264284321badcfd62a6ba9f4e07ceb105f8
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390.rpm SHA-256: 31367fd54dcfe3d5a7d56137aae29291cc28f536f3f2adc14297c7b096a1a305
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.s390.rpm SHA-256: 6d01cee6d57bb8387c16fc41d4b27ec5fb1e246704011786c797bef94b9b6158

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3

SRPM
s390x
s390

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e36b53173961c383e4139028bcd95ada1c0a0a30bf17ad76394e720702592d
ppc
sendmail-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 7d9f6fce10a55e9fd53ca8e464c1dcd0ee5f8eac215f2f946b2cfbf0a30a7210
sendmail-cf-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: e6d6c7b3456ca0e8479b219f11b05a9d96995147cd58bf09cc6b181b749ac136
sendmail-devel-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 9bb3a8ff6c9496510aee63c98305bb4c7721491cc98b380d9cbd70ccaf8eb6a8
sendmail-doc-8.13.1-3.RHEL4.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: a8924a5e6ff63883c94f8a97ac5fca5ce719d6b4ccff34665207acfbdb711762

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3

SRPM
ppc

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