Advisories

Mandriva Advisories

Package name usermode Date March 12th, 2003 Advisory ID MDKSA-2003:031 Affected versions 8.1, 8.2, 9.0, MNF8.2, CS2.1 Synopsis Updated usermode packages remove insecure shutdown command

Problem Description

The /usr/bin/shutdown command that comes with the usermode package can
be executed by local users to shutdown all running processes and drop
into a root shell. This command is not really needed to shutdown a
system, so it has been removed and all users are encouraged to upgrade.
Please note that the user must have local console access in order to
obtain a root shell in this fashion.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 8.1

 d338123f2d65b6d5e37c3475cb658720  8.1/RPMS/usermode-1.42-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
1f56c7f08d8c1cd5f984e150c0c7ab98  8.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.42-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.1/IA64

 f5d33ef9c30d28a9a01fc6e277b5b703  ia64/8.1/RPMS/usermode-1.42-8.1mdk.ia64.rpm
1f56c7f08d8c1cd5f984e150c0c7ab98  ia64/8.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.42-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2

 ab8e859ccce7f45022ba698742f70552  8.2/RPMS/usermode-1.44-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
18693e77214c918ce8aadc405c9347c3  8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
c75d3d564384692e412fb24ad885193c  8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.2/PPC

 152e076d46e0eb5b37784005d0dfabcc  ppc/8.2/RPMS/usermode-1.44-4.1mdk.ppc.rpm
228e12c9af55c32e814a9d712c10da53  ppc/8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.1mdk.ppc.rpm
c75d3d564384692e412fb24ad885193c  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 9.0

 6b3efb01bca77c598bfed862df7a10fe  9.0/RPMS/usermode-1.55-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
eda24e3cdb96a6171e5b6ed7e6b1da2b  9.0/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.55-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
498c7c44ab984017a38662202ec7e61f  9.0/SRPMS/usermode-1.55-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 8.2

 18693e77214c918ce8aadc405c9347c3  mnf8.2/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.44-4.1mdk.i586.rpm
c75d3d564384692e412fb24ad885193c  mnf8.2/SRPMS/usermode-1.44-4.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 2.1

 6b3efb01bca77c598bfed862df7a10fe  corporate/2.1/RPMS/usermode-1.55-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
eda24e3cdb96a6171e5b6ed7e6b1da2b  corporate/2.1/RPMS/usermode-consoleonly-1.55-8.1mdk.i586.rpm
498c7c44ab984017a38662202ec7e61f  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/usermode-1.55-8.1mdk.src.rpm

Upgrade

To upgrade automatically, use MandrivaUpdate.

Verification

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command :

                rpm --checksig package.rpm
                

You can get the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team to verify the GPG signature of each RPM.

If you use MandrivaUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.