From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MlNhh-0000PS-Qd for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:59:21 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DEC58E07F6; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:25:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08609E0942 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:23:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A87E067151 for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:23:10 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -3.136 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.136 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.537, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id cdeicB-VtJ5Y for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:23:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.netloc.info (mail.netloc.info [84.16.251.62]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9E4C65C5E for ; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:23:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from neon (p508188CD.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [80.129.136.205]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mail.netloc.info (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DAEEB9F653; Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:23:00 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:22:54 +0200 From: Alex Legler To: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Cc: bugtraq@securityfocus.com, full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200909-09 ] Screenie: Insecure temporary file usage Message-ID: <20090909152254.477ab1c4@neon> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.2 (GTK+ 2.16.5; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/KZY5Rp6Vh+39fcT3PfaBiFj"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 9d637ecb-9d8c-4723-ba6a-be759829e65a X-Archives-Hash: 5c7af8ca68c0d14dc26ab8d7544ab1f8 --Sig_/KZY5Rp6Vh+39fcT3PfaBiFj Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200909-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Screenie: Insecure temporary file usage Date: September 09, 2009 Bugs: #250476 ID: 200909-09 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in Screenie, allowing for symlink attacks. Background =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Screenie is a small screen frontend that is designed to be a session handler. Affected packages =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-misc/screenie < 1.30.0-r1 >=3D 1.30.0-r1 Description =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that Screenie does not handle "/tmp/.screenie.#####" temporary files securely. Impact =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D All Screenie users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =3Dapp-misc/screenie-1.30.0-r1 References =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5371 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-5371 Availability =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200909-09.xml Concerns? =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 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 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). 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