Your message dated Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:02:02 +0000 with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line Bug#496428: fixed in emacs-jabber 0.7.91-2 has caused the Debian Bug report #496428, regarding The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packages to be marked as done.
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--- Begin Message ---Package: emacs-jabber Severity: grave Hi, maintainer! This message about the error concerns a few packages at once. I've tested all the packages (for Lenny) on my Debian mirror. All scripts of packages (marked as executable) were tested. In some packages I've discovered scripts with errors which may be used by a user for damaging important system files or user's files. For example if a script uses in its work a temp file which is created in /tmp directory, then every user can create symlink with the same name in this directory in order to destroy or rewrite some system or user file. Symlink attack may also lead not only to the data desctruction but to denial of service as well. Even if you create files or directories with help of function 'RANDOM' or pid(), then your system is not protected. Attacker can create many symlinks in order to destroy your data or create 'denial of service' for your package scripts. Even if you make rm(dir) for files/directories, then your system is not protected. Attacker can permanently create symlinks. This list is created with the help of script. This list is sorted by hand. Howewer in some cases mistake is possible. Please, Be understanding to possible mistakes. :) I set Severity into grave for this bug. The table of discovered problems is below. 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--- Begin Message ---Source: emacs-jabber Source-Version: 0.7.91-2 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of emacs-jabber, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive: emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.dsc to pool/main/e/emacs-jabber/emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.dsc emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.tar.gz to pool/main/e/emacs-jabber/emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.tar.gz emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2_all.deb to pool/main/e/emacs-jabber/emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2_all.deb A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Milan Zamazal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (supplier of updated emacs-jabber package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.8 Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:10:01 +0200 Source: emacs-jabber Binary: emacs-jabber Architecture: source all Version: 0.7.91-2 Distribution: unstable Urgency: high Maintainer: Milan Zamazal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Milan Zamazal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: emacs-jabber - Jabber client for Emacsen Closes: 496428 Changes: emacs-jabber (0.7.91-2) unstable; urgency=high . * Don't create the compilation log file in an insecure directory. This fixes possible symlink attack reported as bug #496428. Closes: #496428. Checksums-Sha1: a2ef154d84553afeb0556f7a9efadfaf34c649d9 809 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.dsc d4cd3a0485535d6075903acd39754199ad74fd91 340907 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.tar.gz 79cf70bfa666350fad8ef65391fe0dceb033cb7c 168674 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2_all.deb Checksums-Sha256: 86e8e77034f7958ef857f82127ef0a2572ce90a458acbeedaaff8c8704c8cffa 809 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.dsc 33d47cff1a34b2b710d2cd8169e7074c4ee6b03faad327a1690d45d8a3baf4b6 340907 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.tar.gz e209a7522a52d34ea85c3cdfd2d8299738a7c0f15287aa3c3d3bb7ce8c16864c 168674 emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2_all.deb Files: 262606d2ef3369db1c5cb9a4ccfba5fa 809 net optional emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.dsc 74c8874ee897bf4d392416f5732b2a40 340907 net optional emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2.tar.gz b9e27c68801dc0316b83efbda45913ae 168674 net optional emacs-jabber_0.7.91-2_all.deb -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAki0CHQACgkQkSkk/j3Cm0E4ogCeO0hgo31IYyXTKSX5HPKYax65 7BAAniXUprzKIzS/9cjreBu12ZXbRCHt =9/vs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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