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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201201-11 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Firewall Builder: Privilege escalation |
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Date: January 23, 2012 |
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Bugs: #235809, #285861 |
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ID: 201201-11 |
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Synopsis |
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Insecure temporary file usage in Firewall Builder could allow attackers |
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to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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Background |
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Firewall Builder is a GUI for easy management of multiple firewall |
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platforms. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-firewall/fwbuilder < 3.0.7 >= 3.0.7 |
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Description |
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Two vulnerabilities in Firewall Builder allow the iptables and |
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fwb_install scripts to use temporary files insecurely. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files with the |
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privileges of the user running Firewall Builder. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Firewall Builder users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-firewall/fwbuilder-3.0.7" |
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NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are |
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available since March 09, 2010. It is likely that your system is |
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already no longer affected by this issue. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-4956 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4956 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2009-4664 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4664 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201201-11.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |