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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-04.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-04.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7d7725a17fc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200709-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200709-04"> + <title>po4a: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability has been discovered in po4a, allowing for a symlink attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">po4a</product> + <announced>2007-09-13</announced> + <revised>2007-09-13: 01</revised> + <bug>189440</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-text/po4a" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.32-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.32-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + po4a is a set of tools for helping with the translation of + documentation. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The po4a development team reported a race condition in the gettextize() + function when creating the file "/tmp/gettextization.failed.po". + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform a symlink attack, possibly overwriting + files with the permissions of the user running po4a. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All po4a users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/po4a-0.32-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4462">CVE-2007-4462</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2007-08-28T20:28:00Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2007-08-28T20:28:12Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2007-09-08T16:20:41Z"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |