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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201310-11 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Perl Parallel-ForkManager Module: Insecure temporary file |
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usage |
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Date: October 17, 2013 |
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Bugs: #389839 |
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ID: 201310-11 |
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Synopsis |
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl |
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Parallel-ForkManager module, possibly allowing symlink attacks. |
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Background |
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Parallel-ForkManager is a simple parallel processing fork manager for |
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Perl. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-perl/Parallel-ForkManager |
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< 1.20.0 >= 1.20.0 |
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Description |
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The Perl Parallel-ForkManager module does not handle temporary files |
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securely. |
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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 Parallel-ForkManager users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-perl/Parallel-ForkManager-1.20.0" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4115 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4115 |
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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-201310-11.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 2013 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 |