A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Portage: Information disclosure. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200712-11
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Portage: Information disclosure
Date: December 13, 2007
Bugs: #193589
ID: 200712-11
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Synopsis
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Portage may disclose sensitive information when updating configuration
files.
Background
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Portage is the default Gentoo package management system.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/portage < 2.1.3.11 >= 2.1.3.11
Description
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Mike Frysinger reported that the "etc-update" utility uses temporary
files with the standard umask, which results in the files being
world-readable when merging configuration files in a default setup.
Impact
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A local attacker could access sensitive information when configuration
files are being merged.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/portage-2.1.3.11"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-6249
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6249
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-200712-11.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 2007 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
