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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200308-02 |
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PACKAGE : semi |
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SUMMARY : insecure temporary files creation |
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DATE : 2003-08-14 19:30 UTC |
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EXPLOIT : local |
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VERSIONS AFFECTED : <semi-1.14.5-r1 |
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FIXED VERSION : >=semi-1.14.5-r1 |
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CVE : CAN-2003-0440 |
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quote from CVE: |
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"The (1) semi MIME library 1.14.5 and earlier, and (2) wemi 1.14.0 and |
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possibly other versions, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files |
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via a symlink attack on temporary files." |
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SOLUTION |
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It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running |
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app-emacs/semi upgrade to semi-1.14.5-r1 as follows |
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emerge sync |
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emerge semi |
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emerge clean |
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aliz@g.o - GnuPG key is available at http://dev.gentoo.org/~aliz |
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usata@g.o |
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