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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201708-04 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Ked Password Manager: Information leak |
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Date: August 21, 2017 |
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Bugs: #616690 |
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ID: 201708-04 |
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Synopsis |
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An insecure file usage has been reported in Ked Password Manager |
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possibly allowing confidential information to be disclosed. |
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Background |
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========== |
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Helps to manage large numbers of passwords and related information and |
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simplifies the tasks of searching and entering password data. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-admin/kedpm < 0.4.0-r2 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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A history file in ~/.kedpm/history is written in clear text. All of the |
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commands performed in the password manager are written there. This can |
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lead to the disclosure of the master password if the "password" command |
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is used with an argument. The names of the password entries created and |
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consulted are also accessible in clear text. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could obtain confidential information. |
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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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Gentoo Security recommends that users unmerge Ked Password Manager: |
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# emerge --unmerge "app-admin/kedpm" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8296 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8296 |
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Availability |
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============ |
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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/201708-04 |
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Concerns? |
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========= |
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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 2017 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 |