From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200504-25 ] Rootkit Hunter: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 21:14:32 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-25
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Rootkit Hunter: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: April 26, 2005
Bugs: #90007
ID: 200504-25
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Synopsis
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Rootkit Hunter is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a
local user to overwrite arbitrary files.
Background
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Rootkit Hunter is a scanning tool to detect rootkits, backdoors and
local exploits on a local machine. Rootkit Hunter uses downloaded data
files to check file integrity. These files are updated via the
check_update.sh script.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-forensics/rkhunter < 1.2.3-r1 >= 1.2.3-r1
Description
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Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen and Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux
Security Team have reported that the check_update.sh script and the
main rkhunter script insecurely creates several temporary files with
predictable filenames.
Impact
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A local attacker could create symbolic links in the temporary files
directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. When
rkhunter or the check_update.sh script 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
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Rootkit Hunter users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-forensics/rkhunter-1.2.3-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1270
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1270
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-25.xml
Concerns?
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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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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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
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