A lvm10 security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 4.10
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-15-1 November 01, 2004
lvm10 vulnerability
CAN-2004-0972
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
The following packages are affected:
lvm10
The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 1:1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in a supplemental script of the lvm10 package. The program
"lvmcreate_initrd" created a temporary directory in an insecure way, which could allow a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 27099 b87fc84fed491516e4e2057bc0652719
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 592 4d5e013f2fd7cbcc1c6bc5ff7366dc0a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 373482 f8520b9e100970ff13328fd08eb64dcd
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.udeb
Size/MD5: 148450 8816c86456067aeb7d9699e0b74622d7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 2815002 12220b8d61f7337719319e0ba95dcb43
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_i386.udeb
Size/MD5: 136026 e617dc5e7c0438b49d687555f8637cd0
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 2577444 163b80ba243d00485dd81eacd21f871f
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_powerpc.udeb
Size/MD5: 166150 49d715de0b5e02f4b417941dba02f8a8
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 3290288 996737daaba53de763ae8138daf13f1b
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-15-1 November 01, 2004
lvm10 vulnerability
CAN-2004-0972
==========================================================
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
The following packages are affected:
lvm10
The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 1:1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
Recently, Trustix Secure Linux discovered a vulnerability in a supplemental script of the lvm10 package. The program
"lvmcreate_initrd" created a temporary directory in an insecure way, which could allow a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 27099 b87fc84fed491516e4e2057bc0652719
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 592 4d5e013f2fd7cbcc1c6bc5ff7366dc0a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5: 373482 f8520b9e100970ff13328fd08eb64dcd
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.udeb
Size/MD5: 148450 8816c86456067aeb7d9699e0b74622d7
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 2815002 12220b8d61f7337719319e0ba95dcb43
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_i386.udeb
Size/MD5: 136026 e617dc5e7c0438b49d687555f8637cd0
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 2577444 163b80ba243d00485dd81eacd21f871f
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10-udeb_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_powerpc.udeb
Size/MD5: 166150 49d715de0b5e02f4b417941dba02f8a8
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/lvm10/lvm10_1.0.8-4ubuntu1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 3290288 996737daaba53de763ae8138daf13f1b
