Redhat Security Update Fixes MikMod Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

* Technical Description *

Redhat has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in MikMod. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow when processing an archive file that contains a file with a long filename, which could be exploited to execute arbitrary code. For additional information, see : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-0718

* Affected Products *

Red Hat Desktop (v. 3)
Red Hat Desktop (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4)
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

* Solution *

Use Red Hat Network to download and update your packages :
http://rhn.redhat.com/

* References *

http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/0758
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-506.html