texlive-bin: Fix arbitrary code execution via memory corruption

Debian Bug report logs - #580669
texlive-bin: Fix arbitrary code execution via memory corruption

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: أحمد المحمودي <aelmahmoudy@sabily.org>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: texlive-bin: Fix arbitrary code execution via memory corruption

Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 16:02:58 +0000

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Package: texlive-bin
Version: 2009-5
Severity: grave
Tags: patch security
Justification: user security hole
User: ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com
Usertags: origin-ubuntu maverick ubuntu-patch



*** /tmp/tmpCGJT89
In Ubuntu, we've applied the attached patch to achieve the following:

  * SECURITY UPDATE: arbitrary code execution via memory corruption
    (LP: #537103)
    - debian/patches/security-CVE-2010-0827.patch: make sure name isn't
      too long in texk/dvipsk/virtualfont.c.
    - CVE-2010-0827

We thought you might be interested in doing the same. 


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.4
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

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Message #12 received at 580669@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>

To: 580668@bugs.debian.org, 580669@bugs.debian.org

Cc: secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org

Subject: nmu

Date: Sat, 8 May 2010 00:04:01 -0400

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hi, attached is a debdiff that fixes these issues.  i am looking for a
sponsor.  the package is at:
http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/texlive-bin

mike

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Message #13 received at 580669-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>

To: Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@gmail.com>, 580668-done@bugs.debian.org

Cc: 580669-done@bugs.debian.org, secure-testing-team@lists.alioth.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#580668: nmu

Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 07:05:00 +0900

On Sa, 08 Mai 2010, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> hi, attached is a debdiff that fixes these issues.  i am looking for a
> sponsor.  the package is at:
> http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/t/texlive-bin

Fixed packages have been prepared long before the public announcement
of CVE-2010-1440 anbd the security team informed about the lcoation 
of the packages that where ready for upload. I couldn't do it myself
since I was offline.
(my email was from 1 May 2010, to security@debian.org)

It looks that at the security side of Debian nobody cared about me contacting
them about this issue (PING PING PING!!! any answer???)

Anyway, I have now myself upload 2009-6 of texlive-binaries and at the
same time an upload fixing the same issues for stable (into
stable-proposed-updates as discussed on the security list).

Anyway, thanks for your work.

Closing the two bugs since I did *NOT* rebuild the packages just to
add two bug numbers.

Best wishes

Norbert
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Norbert Preining            preining@{jaist.ac.jp, logic.at, debian.org}
JAIST, Japan            TU Wien, Austria           Debian TeX Task Force
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