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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d15689d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?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="200804-11"> + <title>policyd-weight: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + policyd-weight uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a + symlink attack. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">policyd-weight</product> + <announced>April 11, 2008</announced> + <revised>April 11, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>214403</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="mail-filter/policyd-weight" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.1.14.17</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.1.14.17</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + policyd-weight is a Perl policy daemon for the Postfix MTA intended to + eliminate forged envelope senders and HELOs. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chris Howells reported that policyd-weight creates and uses the + "/tmp/.policyd-weight/" directory in an insecure manner. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete arbitrary + files or change the ownership to the "polw" user via symlink attacks. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Set "<i>$LOCKPATH = '/var/run/policyd-weight/'</i>" manually in + "/etc/policyd-weight.conf". + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All policyd-weight users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/policyd-weight-0.1.14.17"</code> + <p> + This version changes the default path for sockets to + "/var/run/policyd-weight", which is only writable by a privileged user. + Users need to restart policyd-weight immediately after the upgrade due + to this change. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1569">CVE-2008-1569</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:06:42 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:47:13 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:47:40 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |