A new noweb vulnerability update is available for Ubuntu Linux. Here the announcement:
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-254-1 February 21, 2006
noweb vulnerability
CVE-2005-3342
==========================
==========================
=========
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)
Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)
The following packages are affected:
nowebm
The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to
version 2.10c-3ubuntu1.1 (for Ubuntu 4.10), 2.10c-3.1ubuntu5.04.1 (for
Ubuntu 5.04), or 2.10c-3.1ubuntu5.10.1 (for Ubuntu 5.10). In general,
a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary
changes.
Details follow:
Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña discovered that noweb scripts created
temporary files in an insecure way. This could allow a symlink attack
to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user
running noweb.
Updated packages for Ubuntu 4.10:
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3ubuntu=
1.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 11262 c97d1934407598134e7da5d53b4c625a
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3ubuntu=
1.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 629 a21c779c23311c40353fee565971f7dd
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c.orig.ta=
r.gz
Size/MD5: 712332 30bbacf1fb2a402410e5ad2fb600d9fc
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3ubunt=
u1.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 535460 2d35850c7436ec5e1c452098ab8f2f26
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3ubunt=
u1.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 518536 7b89ab418e72de19d81aed9d1dc8aefa
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3ubunt=
u1.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 522740 f5b23a14a7600e91788a6803e1453861
Updated packages for Ubuntu 5.04:
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3.1ubun=
tu5.04.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 11276 d692bce20df8c6e0fb64013daf7bc9e5
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3.1ubun=
tu5.04.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 639 6b6781615241f3d07db34b4ed951eab4
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c.orig.ta=
r.gz
Size/MD5: 712332 30bbacf1fb2a402410e5ad2fb600d9fc
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.04.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 535570 7ed60a1bfce4de9db2b6f6ca24f7544d
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.04.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 518652 973b9b6459bc21f645725f4c5013500f
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.04.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 522804 70fd183b24ea9c8d77ca8eb65172924f
Updated packages for Ubuntu 5.10:
Source archives:
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3.1ubun=
tu5.10.1.diff.gz
Size/MD5: 11275 8b1c3749cd3fc5f0f5bb0909d1db527c
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c-3.1ubun=
tu5.10.1.dsc
Size/MD5: 639 3f37d4a988691727bdc9452e459ccc46
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/noweb_2.10c.orig.ta=
r.gz
Size/MD5: 712332 30bbacf1fb2a402410e5ad2fb600d9fc
amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.10.1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5: 535562 8ce18eceec28b3bb1165156e17d06f10
i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.10.1_i386.deb
Size/MD5: 519066 5d22ae6879e674ba5dba97a10957e6c7
powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5)
http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/n/noweb/nowebm_2.10c-3.1ubu=
ntu5.10.1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5: 522756 2ea6685d6400fc111cf093f01b7a4b39
--9UV9rz0O2dU/yYYn
Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc"
Content-Description: Digital signature
Content-Disposition: inline
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (GNU/Linux)
iD8DBQFD+zIkDecnbV4Fd/IRAhRXAKCNUk+GVY/ryOAMlZDOFT5jZdgUcQCfXPoF
Z41M5qhZ3t9cwWpHovJvMUs=
=yABo
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
