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diff --git a/glsa-200410-19.xml b/glsa-200410-19.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad9e6b22 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200410-19.xml @@ -0,0 +1,75 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200410-19"> + <title>glibc: Insecure tempfile handling in catchsegv script</title> + <synopsis> + The catchsegv script in the glibc package is vulnerable to symlink attacks, + potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the + rights of the user running the script. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">glibc</product> + <announced>October 21, 2004</announced> + <revised>October 21, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>66358</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-libs/glibc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">2.2.5-r9</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.3.2-r12</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.3.3.20040420-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">2.3.4.20040619-r2</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.4.20040808-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.3.4.20040808</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + glibc is a package that contains the GNU C library. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The catchsegv script creates temporary files in world-writeable directories + with predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files + directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When + catchsegv script is called, this would result in the file being overwritten + with the rights of the user running the utility, which could be the root + user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All glibc users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv sys-libs/glibc + # emerge sys-libs/glibc</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0968">CAN-2004-0968</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:29:16 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 20 Oct 2004 14:29:39 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 20 Oct 2004 16:11:58 +0000"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |