Synopsis

Moderate: libgsf security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Topic

Updated libgsf packages that fix a buffer overflow flaw are now available.

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

Description

The GNOME Structured File Library is a utility library for reading and
writing structured file formats.

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way GNOME Structured
File Library processes and certain OLE documents. If an person opened a
specially crafted OLE file, it could cause the client application to crash or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2006-4514)

Users of GNOME Structured File Library should upgrade to these updated
packages, which contain a backported patch that resolves 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 - 217949 - CVE-2006-4514 libgsf heap overflow

CVEs

• CVE-2006-4514

References

• http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
libgsf-1.10.1-2.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2ec29c88c5aac4f7ac0b650332a1271608a8ba621e9687ad35c2daaf949b91ff
x86_64
libgsf-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f403b55b60425408a28ee92f545c0e9d69ea40c0c96a255234a681c3115bd2dc
libgsf-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f403b55b60425408a28ee92f545c0e9d69ea40c0c96a255234a681c3115bd2dc
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 668b29a00d32ed6133c2b5d5e7bc10c78a08fc6286340da9b0f95d8f2eddb36b
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 668b29a00d32ed6133c2b5d5e7bc10c78a08fc6286340da9b0f95d8f2eddb36b
ia64
libgsf-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: dd32ad366edcac2e94d2205308407787d0fc3f7a0dea6cb242e3644f9c519e17
libgsf-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: dd32ad366edcac2e94d2205308407787d0fc3f7a0dea6cb242e3644f9c519e17
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: 4cc932746931129ca06fc220784a81c445eb89c56b1da7075e73bae773d4ee21
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: 4cc932746931129ca06fc220784a81c445eb89c56b1da7075e73bae773d4ee21
i386
libgsf-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: a820eb020941dc4104a4f75a1925b5717f7b26488338dc95ae396ca17e4b865c
libgsf-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: a820eb020941dc4104a4f75a1925b5717f7b26488338dc95ae396ca17e4b865c
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 0a9cc348c98ac2df8a5bc8452cc47c56e2766bfa8b9f580fb6dd9943a38f0804
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 0a9cc348c98ac2df8a5bc8452cc47c56e2766bfa8b9f580fb6dd9943a38f0804

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
libgsf-1.10.1-2.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2ec29c88c5aac4f7ac0b650332a1271608a8ba621e9687ad35c2daaf949b91ff
x86_64
libgsf-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f403b55b60425408a28ee92f545c0e9d69ea40c0c96a255234a681c3115bd2dc
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 668b29a00d32ed6133c2b5d5e7bc10c78a08fc6286340da9b0f95d8f2eddb36b
ia64
libgsf-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: dd32ad366edcac2e94d2205308407787d0fc3f7a0dea6cb242e3644f9c519e17
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.ia64.rpm	SHA-256: 4cc932746931129ca06fc220784a81c445eb89c56b1da7075e73bae773d4ee21
i386
libgsf-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: a820eb020941dc4104a4f75a1925b5717f7b26488338dc95ae396ca17e4b865c
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 0a9cc348c98ac2df8a5bc8452cc47c56e2766bfa8b9f580fb6dd9943a38f0804

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
libgsf-1.10.1-2.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2ec29c88c5aac4f7ac0b650332a1271608a8ba621e9687ad35c2daaf949b91ff
x86_64
libgsf-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: f403b55b60425408a28ee92f545c0e9d69ea40c0c96a255234a681c3115bd2dc
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 668b29a00d32ed6133c2b5d5e7bc10c78a08fc6286340da9b0f95d8f2eddb36b
i386
libgsf-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: a820eb020941dc4104a4f75a1925b5717f7b26488338dc95ae396ca17e4b865c
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.i386.rpm	SHA-256: 0a9cc348c98ac2df8a5bc8452cc47c56e2766bfa8b9f580fb6dd9943a38f0804

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
libgsf-1.10.1-2.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2ec29c88c5aac4f7ac0b650332a1271608a8ba621e9687ad35c2daaf949b91ff
s390x
libgsf-1.10.1-2.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 3c5ed5ae74daac1d7b124ca0a8ee30b9cc42773d33dd001427b251c3c8a2ad2f
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: ce50e3157e521b0eb848552bc13d0309eeaee183432c9d9d159fd667425038b8
s390
libgsf-1.10.1-2.s390.rpm	SHA-256: b7b14d0fd5aa3fd151965f5b60dc4aa08f2d965e1db30f0fde71ee3a8f18a84c
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.s390.rpm	SHA-256: b52485dab6d36a8abb3ef28d42d25300a97b76ca7d4f697892c4d0d2a744824a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
libgsf-1.10.1-2.src.rpm	SHA-256: 2ec29c88c5aac4f7ac0b650332a1271608a8ba621e9687ad35c2daaf949b91ff
ppc
libgsf-1.10.1-2.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: d07ea477cc98840024c43b5ba5645621b20b03aef9c1bc4977bd71c3df8b202b
libgsf-devel-1.10.1-2.ppc.rpm	SHA-256: 9564a3a84376f7c302c2ca3c64626d65fca8c7b6e18806d2a9b30a7a776252f4