news 28 Posted May 7, 2009 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: acpid security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0474-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0474.html Issue date: 2009-05-07 CVE Names: CVE-2009-0798 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated acpid package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: acpid is a daemon that dispatches ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) events to user-space programs. Anthony de Almeida Lopes of Outpost24 AB reported a denial of service flaw in the acpid daemon's error handling. If an attacker could exhaust the sockets open to acpid, the daemon would enter an infinite loop, consuming most CPU resources and preventing acpid from communicating with legitimate processes. (CVE-2009-0798) Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. 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/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 494443 - CVE-2009-0798 acpid: too many open files DoS 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 : Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.1-3.src.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.1-3.ia64.rpm Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.1-3.src.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.1-3.ia64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3AS/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.2-4.src.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Desktop version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3desktop/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.2-4.src.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3ES/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.2-4.src.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/3WS/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.2-4.src.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.2-4.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.3-2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.i386.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.src.rpm i386: acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.i386.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.i386.rpm ia64: acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.ia64.rpm x86_64: acpid-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm acpid-debuginfo-1.0.4-7.el5_3.1.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0798 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFKAtM/XlSAg2UNWIIRAiaYAJ9MQYyTPAVgG2/e75hkNvCJllf3QACfZmKJ j+KxVEO9pejENvy0T+Ef7rE= =OjLT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Share this post Link to post
