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Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202011-18 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Apache Ant: Insecure temporary file |
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Date: November 16, 2020 |
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Bugs: #745768 |
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ID: 202011-18 |
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Synopsis |
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Apache Ant uses various insecure temporary files possibly allowing |
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local code execution. |
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Background |
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Ant is a Java-based build tool similar to ‘make’ that uses XML |
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configuration files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-java/ant < 1.10.9 >= 1.10.9 |
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Description |
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A previous fix for a security vulnerability involving insecure |
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temporary files has been found to be incomplete. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary |
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files with the privileges 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 Apache Ant users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-java/ant-1.10.9" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-11979 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11979 |
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[ 2 ] GLSA-202007-34 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-34 |
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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/202011-18 |
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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 2020 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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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |