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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] UPDATE: [ GLSA 200410-10 ] gettext: Insecure temporary file handling
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 12:00:31
Message-Id: 200504221403.03660.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200410-10:02
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7 Severity: Low
8 Title: gettext: Insecure temporary file handling
9 Date: October 10, 2004
10 Updated: April 21, 2005
11 Bugs: #66355
12 ID: 200410-10:02
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16 Update
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19 gettext version 0.14.1 reintroduced an old vulnerability by failing to
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22 The updated sections appear below.
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24 Affected packages
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28 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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30 1 sys-devel/gettext < 0.14.1-r1 >= 0.14.1-r1
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33 Resolution
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36 All gettext users should upgrade to the latest version:
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38 # emerge --sync
39 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/gettext-0.14.1-r1"
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41 Availability
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44 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
45 the Gentoo Security Website:
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47 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200410-10.xml
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49 Concerns?
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52 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
53 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
54 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
55 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
56 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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58 License
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