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From: Stefan Behte <craig@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201006-10 ] multipath-tools: World-writeable socket
Date: Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:13:39
Message-Id: 4C068AAF.2020205@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201006-10
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: multipath-tools: World-writeable socket
9 Date: June 01, 2010
10 Bugs: #264564
11 ID: 201006-10
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15 Synopsis
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18 multipath-tools does not set correct permissions on the socket file,
19 making it possible to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon
20 for local users.
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22 Background
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25 multipath-tools are used to drive the Device Mapper multipathing
26 driver.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 sys-fs/multipath-tools < 0.4.8-r1 >= 0.4.8-r1
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36 Description
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39 multipath-tools uses world-writable permissions for the socket file
40 (/var/run/multipathd.sock).
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42 Impact
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45 Local users could send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon,
46 causing cluster failures and data loss.
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48 Workaround
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51 chmod o-rwx /var/run/multipath.sock
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53 Resolution
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56 All multipath-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/multipath-tools-0.4.8-r1"
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61 NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are
62 available since November 13, 2009. It is likely that your system is
63 already no longer affected by this issue.
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65 References
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68 [ 1 ] CVE-2009-0115
69 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0115
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201006-10.xml
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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