UCE Complaint (RHN Errata Alert: Updated KDE packages fix security issue)

Martin Konold martin.konold at erfrakon.de
Sat Jun 7 07:51:00 UTC 2003


Am Samstag, 7. Juni 2003 07:02 schrieb Michael:

> I have received the attached unsolicited e-mail from
> someone at your domain.
>
> I do not wish to receive such messages in the future, so
> please take the appropriate measures to ensure that this
> unsolicited e-mail is not repeated.

How do you get the idea that this UCE was sent via our servers?
I cannot find any kde.org server here.

Regards,
--martin

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> Subject: RHN Errata Alert: Updated KDE packages fix security issue
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> Red Hat Network has determined that the following advisory is applicable to
> one or more of the systems you have registered:
>
> Complete information about this errata can be found at the following
> location: https://rhn.redhat.com/network/errata/errata_details.pxt?eid=1702
>
> Security Advisory - RHSA-2003:192-07
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>--- Summary:
> Updated KDE packages fix security issue
>
> Updated KDE packages that resolve a vulnerability in KDE's SSL
> implementation are now available.
>
> Description:
> KDE is a graphical desktop environment for the X Window System.
>
> KDE versions 2.2.2 and earlier have a vulnerability in their SSL
> implementation that makes it possible for users of Konqueror and other SSL
> enabled KDE software to fall victim to a man-in-the-middle attack.  Red Hat
> Linux 7.1 and 7.2 shipped with KDE packages that are vulnerable to this
> issue.
>
> Users of KDE should upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain KDE
> 2.2.2 with a backported patch to correct this vulnerability.
>
> References:
> http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20030602-1.txt
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>---
>
> -------------
> Taking Action
> -------------
> You may address the issues outlined in this advisory in two ways:
>
>      - select your server name by clicking on its name from the list
>        available at the following location, and then schedule an
>        errata update for it:
>            https://rhn.redhat.com/network/systemlist/system_list.pxt
>
>      - run the Update Agent on each affected server.
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Changing Notification Preferences
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> To enable/disable your Errata Alert preferences globally please log in to
> RHN and navigate from "Your RHN" / "Your Account" to the "Preferences" tab.
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>         URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/network/my_account/my_prefs.pxt
>
> You can also enable/disable notification on a per system basis by selecting
> an individual system from the "Systems List". From the individual system
> view click the "Details" tab.
>
>
> ----------------
> Affected Systems
> ----------------
> According to our records, this errata may apply to one or more of the
> systems that you've profiled with Red Hat Network.  To see precisely which
> systems are affected, please go to:
>     https://rhn.redhat.com/network/errata/systems_affected.pxt?eid=1702
>
>
>
> The Red Hat Network Team
>
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-- martin

Dipl.-Phys. Martin Konold

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