A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Mgetty: Insecure temporary file usage. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200812-08
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mgetty: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: December 06, 2008
Bugs: #235806
ID: 200812-08
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Synopsis
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Mgetty uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for symlink
attacks.
Background
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Mgetty is a set of fax and voice modem programs.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dialup/mgetty < 1.1.36-r2 >= 1.1.36-r=
2
Description
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Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "spooldir" directory in
fax/faxspool.in is created in an insecure manner.
Impact
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A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite
arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the
application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mgetty users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/mgetty-1.1.36-r2=
"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-4936
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4936
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-08.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
