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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2007:0492 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2007-06-13
Updated:
2007-06-13

RHSA-2007:0492 - Security Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Moderate: spamassassin security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated spamassassin packages that fix a security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

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

Description

SpamAssassin provides a way to reduce unsolicited commercial email (spam)
from incoming email.

Martin Krafft discovered a symlink issue in SpamAssassin that affects
certain non-default configurations. A local user could use this flaw to
create or overwrite files writable by the spamd process (CVE-2007-2873).

Users of SpamAssassin should upgrade to these updated packages which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

Note: This issue did not affect the version of SpamAssassin shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

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 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • 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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 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 Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • 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 - Extended Update Support 4.5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 243455 - CVE-2007-2873 spamassassin symlink attack

CVEs

  • CVE-2007-2873

References

  • http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 36a7d3c018e56a080133117bd64d87961a2562079e1caf66fd85a2c51fddbff6
ia64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 28a7c09ea4d0d6bb5757ab1d5ed17d179c0a570b1b5556285589d9997fc02173
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8f8604d7726d5b294db5f262cbeb3a74efbfef17437a02b79ca730e313d09928

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
ia64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2319e5fb6ffad0024031ed09211ca01c3c1a29fd2f9db515d19ec3e620fddb2b
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2319e5fb6ffad0024031ed09211ca01c3c1a29fd2f9db515d19ec3e620fddb2b
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
ia64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2319e5fb6ffad0024031ed09211ca01c3c1a29fd2f9db515d19ec3e620fddb2b
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2319e5fb6ffad0024031ed09211ca01c3c1a29fd2f9db515d19ec3e620fddb2b
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 36a7d3c018e56a080133117bd64d87961a2562079e1caf66fd85a2c51fddbff6
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8f8604d7726d5b294db5f262cbeb3a74efbfef17437a02b79ca730e313d09928

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
ia64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 2319e5fb6ffad0024031ed09211ca01c3c1a29fd2f9db515d19ec3e620fddb2b
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 36a7d3c018e56a080133117bd64d87961a2562079e1caf66fd85a2c51fddbff6
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8f8604d7726d5b294db5f262cbeb3a74efbfef17437a02b79ca730e313d09928

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9c105e7685fd3849af7db1fb781fdca4b8bcf860f5692a8295411a3336a1a33b
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.i386.rpm SHA-256: e3ebb18a13926300162b0036acb0d215fe01ae4e48cb3b7d1e4adda44e99423a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
s390x
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 1e6fac029c321cce032de57a365ce4e5858434937faccfc0811eaecbfd064271

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
s390x
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 79770c731d1a8a9f803efe6b15f7ea50a769633091b9c92c9bf5ed83f2701d02
s390
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: 06e570263cfe4ffd2f231438500e44c6e17cbfc8d0593b09239c9ede5aba91d2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
s390x
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 79770c731d1a8a9f803efe6b15f7ea50a769633091b9c92c9bf5ed83f2701d02
s390
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.s390.rpm SHA-256: 06e570263cfe4ffd2f231438500e44c6e17cbfc8d0593b09239c9ede5aba91d2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
ppc
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 918f3d9ef85fd08a62ef0b8fb82a86b0f85b69b2b6d5b6198474badf3d4cf894

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
ppc
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 25762ef6a6c94fa54f4b798102988bf413f68fd7e61230d77dddfd1170723765

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: 7d0e2ebb04e3a0a9922a4ce561ff93a6d07222520feecd962d96c4eaabcf214d
ppc
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el4.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 25762ef6a6c94fa54f4b798102988bf413f68fd7e61230d77dddfd1170723765

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.src.rpm SHA-256: b4fa83e810eb86c5e04aed636e3dbc7c11c4fbd437e97c390ede85399a7b6c9e
x86_64
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 36a7d3c018e56a080133117bd64d87961a2562079e1caf66fd85a2c51fddbff6
i386
spamassassin-3.1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm SHA-256: 8f8604d7726d5b294db5f262cbeb3a74efbfef17437a02b79ca730e313d09928

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