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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-09 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: am-utils: Insecure temporary file creation |
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Date: April 10, 2008 |
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Bugs: #210158 |
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ID: 200804-09 |
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Synopsis |
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am-utils creates temporary files insecurely allowing local users to |
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overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. |
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Background |
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am-utils is a collection of utilities for use with the Berkeley |
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Automounter. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-fs/am-utils < 6.1.5 >= 6.1.5 |
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Description |
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Tavis Ormandy discovered that, when creating temporary files, the |
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'expn' utility does not check whether the file already exists. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could exploit the vulnerability via a symlink attack |
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to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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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 am-utils users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-fs/am-utils-6.1.5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1078 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1078 |
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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-200804-09.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2008 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 |
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