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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201208-05 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Perl Config-IniFiles Module: Insecure temporary file usage |
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Date: August 14, 2012 |
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Bugs: #414485 |
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ID: 201208-05 |
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Synopsis |
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl |
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Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks. |
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Background |
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Config-IniFiles is a Perl module for reading .ini-style configuration |
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files. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-perl/Config-IniFiles |
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< 2.710.0 >= 2.710.0 |
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Description |
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The Perl Config-IniFiles module uses predicatable temporary file names. |
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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 users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the |
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latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2451 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2451 |
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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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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201208-05.xml |
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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 2012 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 |