Description
Buffer overflow in fld program in Kanji on Console (KON) package on Linux may allow local users to gain root privileges via an input file containing long CHARSET_REGISTRY or CHARSET_ENCODING settings.
Affected products
- Debian / debian_linux2.0 – 2.0
- Debian / debian_linux2.1 – 2.1
- Debian / debian_linux2.2 – 2.2
- Debian / debian_linux2.3 – 2.3
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux6.1 – 6.1
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux7.0 – 7.0
- mandrakesoft / mandrake_linux7.1 – 7.1
- RedHat / linux5.0 – 5.0
- RedHat / linux5.1 – 5.1
- RedHat / linux5.2 – 5.2
- RedHat / linux6.1 – 6.1
- RedHat / linux6.2 – 6.2