DESCRIPTION
Heartbeat[1] is a basic high availability system component for
linux.
Nathan Wallwork reported several format string vulnerabilities[2] in
heartbeat that could possibly be used by a remote attacker to execute
arbitrary code with root privileges.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all heartbeat users upgrade their packages.
IMPORTANT: if the service is already running, it is necessary to
manually restart it after the upgrade. To do so, please execute the
following as root:
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/heartbeat-0.4.9.1-2U80_1cl.s
rc.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-0.4.9.1-2U80_1cl.i3
86.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-ldirectord-0.4.9.1-
2U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-stonith-0.4.9.1-2U8
0_1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades of RPM packages:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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PACKAGE : heartbeat
SUMMARY : Remote format string vulnerability
DATE : 2002-10-30 12:51:00
ID : CLA-2002:540
RELEVANT
RELEASES : 8
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DESCRIPTION
Heartbeat[1] is a basic high availability system component for
linux.
Nathan Wallwork reported several format string vulnerabilities[2] in
heartbeat that could possibly be used by a remote attacker to execute
arbitrary code with root privileges.
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all heartbeat users upgrade their packages.
IMPORTANT: if the service is already running, it is necessary to
manually restart it after the upgrade. To do so, please execute the
following as root:
service heartbeat restart
REFERENCES
1. http://linux-ha.org/
2. http://linux-ha.org/security/sec01.txt
DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/SRPMS/heartbeat-0.4.9.1-2U80_1cl.s
rc.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-0.4.9.1-2U80_1cl.i3
86.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-ldirectord-0.4.9.1-
2U80_1cl.i386.rpm
ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/8/RPMS/heartbeat-stonith-0.4.9.1-2U8
0_1cl.i386.rpm
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS
Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform
upgrades of RPM packages:
- add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet
(you may also use linuxconf to do this):
rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates
(replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0)
- run: apt-get update
- after that, execute: apt-get upgrade
Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples
can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en
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-
All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions
on how to import it can be found at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en
Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be
found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en
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-
All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en
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