Debian Security Advisory
DSA-095-1 gpm -- local root vulnerability
- Date Reported:
- 27 Dec 2001
- Affected Packages:
- gpm
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-1203.
- More information:
-
The package 'gpm' contains the
gpm-rootprogram, which can be used to create mouse-activated menus on the console. Among other problems, thegpm-rootprogram contains a format string vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain root privileges.This has been fixed in version 1.17.8-18.1, and we recommend that you upgrade your 1.17.8-18 package immediately.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 (potato)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/gpm_1.17.8-18.1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/gpm_1.17.8-18.1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/gpm_1.17.8.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/source/gpm_1.17.8-18.1.dsc
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/libgpm1-altdev_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/libgpm1_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/libgpm1-altdev_1.17.8-18.1_i386.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/libgpm1-altdev_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/libgpm1_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/libgpm1-altdev_1.17.8-18.1_m68k.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_powerpc.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/gpm_1.17.8-18.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/libgpmg1_1.17.8-18.1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/libgpmg1-dev_1.17.8-18.1_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.