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TITLE:
acpid Event Scripts Insecure umask Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47071

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-12-07

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in acpid, which can be exploited
by malicious, local users to disclose potentially sensitive
information.

The security issue is caused due to acpid not setting a secure umask
when launching event scripts, which can be exploited to e.g. disclose
potentially sensitive information.

The security issue is reported in versions prior 2.0.11.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.0.11.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reportedly discovered by Helmut Grohne and Michael Biebl.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/06/2

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