Issued:
2004-12-02
Updated:
2004-12-02

RHSA-2004:537 - openmotif security update

Synopsis

openmotif security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated openmotif packages that fix flaws in the Xpm image library are now available.

Description

OpenMotif provides libraries which implement the Motif industry standard graphical user interface.

During a source code audit, Chris Evans and others discovered several stack overflow flaws and an integer overflow flaw in the libXpm library used to decode XPM (X PixMap) images. A vulnerable version of this library was found within OpenMotif. An attacker could create a carefully crafted XPM file which would cause an application to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code if opened by a victim. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2004-0687, CAN-2004-0688, and CAN-2004-0914 to these issues.

Users of OpenMotif are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported security patches to the embedded libXpm library.

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:

This content is not included.http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian3ppc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems3s390
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server3i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server2i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop3i386

Updated Packages

  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.s390.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.x86_64.rpm
  • openmotif-2.1.30-13.21AS.4.i386.rpm
  • openmotif-2.1.30-13.21AS.4.ia64.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.ppc.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.ppc64.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.s390.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.s390x.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.ia64.rpm
  • openmotif21-2.1.30-9.RHEL3.4.ia64.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.x86_64.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.1.30-13.21AS.4.i386.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.ppc.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.ia64.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm
  • openmotif21-2.1.30-9.RHEL3.4.i386.rpm
  • openmotif-2.2.3-4.RHEL3.4.s390x.rpm
  • openmotif-devel-2.1.30-13.21AS.4.ia64.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

References

(none)

Additional information