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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-10 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Bacula: Information disclosure |
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Date: July 21, 2008 |
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Bugs: #196834 |
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ID: 200807-10 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in Bacula may allow local attackers to obtain sensitive |
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information. |
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Background |
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Bacula is a network based backup suite. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-backup/bacula < 2.4.1 >= 2.4.1 |
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Description |
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Matthijs Kooijman reported that the "make_catalog_backup" script uses |
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the MySQL password as a command line argument when invoking other |
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programs. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker could list the processes on the local machine when the |
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script is running to obtain the MySQL password. Note: The password |
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could also be disclosed via network sniffing attacks when the script |
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fails, in which case it would be sent via cleartext e-mail. |
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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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A warning about this issue has been added in version 2.4.1, but the |
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issue is still unfixed. We advise not to use the make_catalog_backup |
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script, but to put all MySQL parameters into a dedicated file readable |
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only by the user running Bacula. |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-5626 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5626 |
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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-200807-10.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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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2008 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 |
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