A MIT krb5 security update has been released for Gentoo Linux

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-24
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MIT krb5: Insecure temporary file use in send-pr.sh
Date: October 25, 2004
Bugs: #66359
ID: 200410-24

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Synopsis
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The send-pr.sh script, included in the mit-krb5 package, is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the utility.



Background
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MIT krb5 is the free implementation of the Kerberos network authentication protocol written by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-crypt/mit-krb5 = 1.3.5-r1
*>= 1.3.4-r1

Description
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The send-pr.sh script creates temporary files in world-writeable directories with predictable names.

Impact
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A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When send-pr.sh 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.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MIT krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge sync

# emerge -pv ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.4-r1"
# emerge ">=app-crypt/mit-krb5-1.3.4-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2004-0971
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0971

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-200410-24.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 2004 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/1.0