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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200511-19 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: eix: Insecure temporary file creation |
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Date: November 22, 2005 |
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Bugs: #112061 |
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ID: 200511-19 |
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Synopsis |
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eix has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability, potentially |
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allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files. |
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Background |
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eix is a small utility for searching ebuilds with indexing for fast |
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results. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-portage/eix < 0.5.0_pre2 >= 0.5.0_pre2 |
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*>= 0.3.0-r2 |
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Description |
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Eric Romang discovered that eix creates a temporary file with a |
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predictable name. eix creates a temporary file in /tmp/eix.*.sync where |
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* is the process ID of the shell running eix. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker can watch the process list and determine the process |
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ID of the shell running eix while the "emerge --sync" command is |
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running, then create a link from the corresponding temporary file to a |
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system file, which would result in the file being overwritten with the |
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rights of the user running the application. |
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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 eix users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-portage/eix |
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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-200511-19.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 2005 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/2.0 |