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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-32 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar: Directory traversal |
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Date: February 22, 2017 |
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Bugs: #607110 |
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ID: 201702-32 |
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Synopsis |
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Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar is vulnerable to a directory traversal |
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attack. |
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Background |
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Archive::Tar::Minitar is a pure-Ruby library and command-line utility |
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that provides the ability to deal with POSIX tar(1) archive files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-ruby/archive-tar-minitar |
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< 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1 |
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Description |
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Michal Marek discovered that Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar is vulnerable |
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to a directory traversal vulnerability. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user or an automated system to process |
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a specially crafted archive using Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar possibly |
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allowing the writing of arbitrary files with the privileges of the |
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process. |
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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 Ruby Archive::Tar::Minitar users should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-ruby/archive-tar-minitar-0.6.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10173 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10173 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-32 |
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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 2017 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 |