Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201208-5 - An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks. Versions below 2.710.0 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201208-05
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl Config-IniFiles Module: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: August 14, 2012
Bugs: #414485
ID: 201208-05
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Synopsis
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl
Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
Background
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Config-IniFiles is a Perl module for reading .ini-style configuration
files.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-perl/Config-IniFiles
< 2.710.0 >= 2.710.0
Description
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The Perl Config-IniFiles module uses predicatable temporary file names.
Impact
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A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
files with the privileges 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 users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the
latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2451
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2451
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-201208-05.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2012 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/2.5