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MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigBAE43B5600669B318CED54C8" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Thierry Carrez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ GLSA 200504-20 ] openMosixview: Insecure temporary file creation Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:28:03 +0200 This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enigBAE43B5600669B318CED54C8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: openMosixview: Insecure temporary file creation Date: April 21, 2005 Bugs: #86686 ID: 200504-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== openMosixview and the openMosixcollector daemon are vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files. Background ========== The openMosixview package contains several tools used to manage openMosix clusters, including openMosixview (the main monitoring and administration application) and openMosixcollector (a daemon collecting cluster and node information). Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-cluster/openmosixview < 1.5-r1 >= 1.5-r1 Description =========== Gangstuck and Psirac from Rexotec discovered that openMosixview insecurely creates several temporary files with predictable filenames. Impact ====== A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When openMosixView or the openMosixcollector daemon runs, this would result in the file being overwritten with the rights of the user running the utility, which could be the root user. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All openMosixview users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/openmosixview-1.5-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2005-0894 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0894 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-20.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 --------------enigBAE43B5600669B318CED54C8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFCZ6povcL1obalX08RAn+NAJ9TNS754bXaNBEngFiNjyfOyQOP0ACfY5I0 93wYvpppRZXzCp+sUbMktUE= =n1yx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigBAE43B5600669B318CED54C8-- ------------------------------ End of this Digest ****************** -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F It is the mind that moves ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
