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Package name sendmail
Date March 22nd, 2006
Advisory ID MDKSA-2006:058
Affected versions CS3.0, MNF2.0, 10.2, 2006.0
Synopsis Updated sendmail packages fix remote vulnerability

Problem Description

A race condition was reported in sendmail in how it handles
asynchronous signals. This could allow a remote attacker to be able
to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
sendmail.

The updated packages have been patched to correct this problem via a
patch provided by the Sendmail Consortium via CERT.

Updated Packages

Corporate Server 3.0

 be7c8df48bcf0790c64ac389b37754cb  corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 631dfdb5d0fc43185af6084e17714ffb  corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 96b84769e995ac2595cb8d7ae4918b91  corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 58337a123a60b64e6f414de744959337  corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm
 3d46a60520cc65d595c17db6bae809c7  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 3.0/X86_64

 c22a4c20960c29b647532b4d966234b1  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 ee7aad2adb440347519f5888200e923d  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 6d0b3c65952995c3f12b076134c8a8e8  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 c2e31e2fa472f4bb34db27526c25cc92  x86_64/corporate/3.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
 3d46a60520cc65d595c17db6bae809c7  x86_64/corporate/3.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.C30mdk.src.rpm

Multi Network Firewall 2.0

 d1f8e453ab9456d0bb7f34acf1388d3c  mnf/2.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.M20mdk.i586.rpm
 6b0f02721103c1b25622e3d54e474c19  mnf/2.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.12.11-1.1.M20mdk.i586.rpm
 03f66672c6792fcf40d84a1dc4b686ef  mnf/2.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.12.11-1.1.M20mdk.i586.rpm
 b966f80b82cd054474ec43e9ff3be679  mnf/2.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.12.11-1.1.M20mdk.i586.rpm
 244093bf42df7c6db16246c56b7e6495  mnf/2.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.12.11-1.1.M20mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005

 95305a1dfe64cfeabdca98fb008cfd91  10.2/RPMS/sendmail-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 5215408069e99b0ff2994db3af55d62e  10.2/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 02deae8e6e131ac7cb847e9ab47a9885  10.2/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 356978837f0dbf3ab9dcce39e9f58f7d  10.2/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.i586.rpm
 9bff19f2f9b0b8502bf5f27dd2895f8e  10.2/SRPMS/sendmail-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux LE2005/X86_64

 f148c878ea5b30370fc94e6a7255de5d  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/sendmail-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 3968115b895ce937e2d4e2180d577168  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 0f6226a324a5285b1ce81ce699de723b  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 461e896f92cdd4cea5f0ba56c68ba7a9  x86_64/10.2/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.x86_64.rpm
 9bff19f2f9b0b8502bf5f27dd2895f8e  x86_64/10.2/SRPMS/sendmail-8.13.3-2.1.102mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006

 12616264669772849dc402ae7425229a  2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 d551d0ed690a5f3da78842071472d386  2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 79c647c58c53c27e1a2555f5af71ef37  2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 94fd6a9ffa27388a80e5e1d1cb9543ed  2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.i586.rpm
 a996c91d8899ecb76ff1d961c6c0177a  2006.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2006/X86_64

 7768a1368faf4890343b97ef868aae78  x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 35f33c64846459eeca8587f7150d3978  x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-cf-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a70a4dc0ef6944f43614f83e742a80a2  x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-devel-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 aaa7adbd147cab2bbad3bea812eb32c2  x86_64/2006.0/RPMS/sendmail-doc-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.x86_64.rpm
 a996c91d8899ecb76ff1d961c6c0177a  x86_64/2006.0/SRPMS/sendmail-8.13.4-6.1.20060mdk.src.rpm

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0058
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/834865

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