Synopsis:	Important: lynx security update
Issue date:	2008-10-27
CVE Names:	CVE-2008-4690 CVE-2006-7234

An arbitrary command execution flaw was found in the Lynx "lynxcgi:" URI
handler. An attacker could create a web page redirecting to a malicious URL
that could execute arbitrary code as the user running Lynx in the
non-default "Advanced" user mode. (CVE-2008-4690)

Note: In these updated lynx packages, Lynx will always prompt users before
loading a "lynxcgi:" URI. Additionally, the default lynx.cfg configuration
file now marks all "lynxcgi:" URIs as untrusted by default.

A flaw was found in a way Lynx handled ".mailcap" and ".mime.types"
configuration files. Files in the browser's current working directory were
opened before those in the user's home directory. A local attacker, able to
convince a user to run Lynx in a directory under their control, could
possibly execute arbitrary commands as the user running Lynx. (CVE-2006-7234)

SL 3.0.x

      SRPMS:
lynx-2.8.5-11.3.src.rpm
      i386:
lynx-2.8.5-11.3.i386.rpm
      x86_64:
lynx-2.8.5-11.3.x86_64.rpm

SL 4.x

      SRPMS:
lynx-2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1.src.rpm
      i386:
lynx-2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1.i386.rpm
      x86_64:
lynx-2.8.5-18.2.el4_7.1.x86_64.rpm

SL 5.x

      SRPMS:
lynx-2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1.src.rpm
      i386:
lynx-2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1.i386.rpm
      x86_64:
lynx-2.8.5-28.1.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson