---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://twitter.com/secunia http://www.facebook.com/Secunia ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: keepalived Insecure PID Files Security Issue SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA44460 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/44460/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44460 RELEASE DATE: 2011-05-17 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/44460/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/44460/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44460 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ DESCRIPTION: A security issue has been reported in keepalived, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service). The security issue is caused due to keepalived creating PID files with insecure permissions, which can be exploited to e.g. terminate other processes by exchanging the process ID stored in the PID file. The security issue is reported in version 1.2.2. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Restrict access to trusted users only. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: helpermn ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security/2011/05/msg00012.html OTHER REFERENCES: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ DEEP LINKS: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------