A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Texinfo: Insecure temporary file creation. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Texinfo: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: October 05, 2005
Bugs: #106105
ID: 200510-04
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Synopsis
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Texinfo is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local
user to overwrite arbitrary files.
Background
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Texinfo is the official documentation system created by the GNU
project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/texinfo < 4.8-r1 >= 4.8-r1
Description
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Frank Lichtenheld has discovered that the "sort_offline()" function in
texindex insecurely creates temporary files with predictable filenames.
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
texindex is executed, this would result in the file being overwritten
with the rights 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 Texinfo users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/texinfo-4.8-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-3011
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nameÊN-2005-3011
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-200510-04.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 2005 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/2.0
