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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200404-06 |
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http://security.gentoo.org |
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Severity: Low |
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Title: Util-linux login may leak sensitive data |
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Date: April 07, 2004 |
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Bugs: #46422 |
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ID: 200404-06 |
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Synopsis |
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The login program included in util-linux could leak sensitive |
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information under certain conditions. |
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Background |
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Util-linux is a suite of essential system utilites, including login, |
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agetty, fdisk. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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sys-apps/util-linux <= 2.11 >= 2.12 |
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Description |
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In some situations the login program could leak sensitive data due to |
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an incorrect usage of a reallocated pointer. |
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NOTE: Only users who have PAM support disabled on their systems (i.e. -PAM in |
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their USE variable) will be affected by this vulnerability. By default, this |
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USE flag is enabled on all architectures. Users with PAM support on their |
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system receive login binaries as part of the pam-login package, which remains |
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unaffected. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker may obtain sensitive data. |
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Workaround |
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A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to |
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upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. |
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Resolution |
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All util-linux users should upgrade to version 2.12 or later: |
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# emerge sync |
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# emerge -pv ">=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12" |
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# emerge ">=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0080 |
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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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