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| author |   Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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| committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200405-05.xml b/glsa-200405-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..620a84e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200405-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?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="200405-05"> + <title>Utempter symlink vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite + arbitrary files via a symlink attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">utempter</product> + <announced>May 13, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 13, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>49536</bug> + <access>local </access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/utempter" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.5.5.4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.5.5.4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Utempter is an application that allows non-privileged apps to write utmp + (login) info, which otherwise needs root access. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite + arbitrary files via a symlink attack. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + This vulnerability may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten with root + privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to upgrade + to the latest available version of utempter. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users of utempter should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4" + # emerge ">=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0233">CAN-2004-0233</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + klieber + </metadata> +</glsa> |