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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2c0f7066 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200506-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200506-10"> + <title>LutelWall: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + LutelWall is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local + user to overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">LutelWall</product> + <announced>June 11, 2005</announced> + <revised>June 11, 2005: 01</revised> + <bug>95378</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-firewall/lutelwall" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.98</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.98</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + LutelWall is a high-level Linux firewall configuration tool. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Eric Romang has discovered that the new_version_check() function + in LutelWall insecurely creates a temporary file when updating to a new + version. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary file + directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When + the update script is executed (usually by the root user), this would + result in the file being overwritten with the rights of this user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All LutelWall users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-firewall/lutelwall-0.98"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1879">CAN-2005-1879</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jun 2005 12:14:36 +0000"> + vorlon078 + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jun 2005 13:37:17 +0000"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jun 2005 15:27:13 +0000"> + formula7 + </metadata> +</glsa> |