From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@gentoo.org.>
To: gentoo-announce@gentoo.org
Subject: [ GLSA 200511-19 ] eix: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:33:07 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200511-19
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: eix: Insecure temporary file creation
Date: November 22, 2005
Bugs: #112061
ID: 200511-19
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Synopsis
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eix has an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability, potentially
allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files.
Background
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eix is a small utility for searching ebuilds with indexing for fast
results.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-portage/eix < 0.5.0_pre2 >= 0.5.0_pre2
*>= 0.3.0-r2
Description
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Eric Romang discovered that eix creates a temporary file with a
predictable name. eix creates a temporary file in /tmp/eix.*.sync where
* is the process ID of the shell running eix.
Impact
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A local attacker can watch the process list and determine the process
ID of the shell running eix while the "emerge --sync" command is
running, then create a link from the corresponding temporary file to a
system file, which would result in the file being overwritten with the
rights of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All eix users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-portage/eix
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-200511-19.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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