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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..14d0f29dde05 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200504-06"> + <title>sharutils: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + The unshar utility is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a + local user to overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sharutils</product> + <announced>2005-04-06</announced> + <revised>2005-04-06: 01</revised> + <bug>87939</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-arch/sharutils" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.2.1-r11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.2.1-r11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + sharutils is a collection of tools to deal with shar archives. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Joey Hess has discovered that the program unshar, which is a part + of sharutils, creates temporary files in a world-writable directory + with predictable names. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary + files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. + When unshar is executed, this would result in the file being + overwritten with the rights of the user running the utility, which + could be the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All sharutils users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/sharutils-4.2.1-r11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-104-1">Ubuntu Advisory</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-04-05T07:42:03Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-04-05T13:07:06Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-04-06T20:15:09Z"> + lewk + </metadata> +</glsa> |