RHSA-2007:0559 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated cman packages that correct a security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

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

Description

cman is the Red Hat Cluster Manager.

A flaw was found in the cman daemon. A local attacker could connect to the
cman daemon and trigger a static buffer overflow leading to a denial of
service or, potentially, an escalation of privileges. (CVE-2007-3374)

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

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

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 Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 244891 - CVE-2007-3374 possible buffer overflow could cause local DoS by crashing cman

CVEs

• CVE-2007-3374

References

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