Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201610-10
=========================================
Severity: High
Date    : 2016-10-16
CVE-ID  : CVE-2016-8605 CVE-2016-8606
Package : guile
Type    : multiple issues
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
======
The package guile before version 2.0.13-1 is vulnerable to
multiple issues including arbitrary code execution and
information disclosure.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 2.0.13-1.

# pacman -Syu "guile>=2.0.13-1"

The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.0.13.

Workaround
=========
- CVE-2016-8606 (arbitrary code execution)

Bind the REPL server to a Unix-domain socket.

  guile --listen=/tmp/guile-socket

Description
==========
- CVE-2016-8605 (information disclosure)

The mkdir procedure of GNU Guile, an implementation of the
Scheme programming language, temporarily changed the
process' umask to zero.  During that time window, in a
multithreaded application, other threads could end up
creating files with insecure permissions. For example, mkdir
without the optional mode argument would create directories
as 0777.

- CVE-2016-8606 (arbitrary code execution)

It was  reported that the REPL server is vulnerable to the
HTTP inter- protocol attack. This constitutes a remote code
execution vulnerability for developers running a REPL server
that listens on a loopback device or private network.
Applications that do not run a REPL server, as is usually
the case, are unaffected.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code via a HTTP
inter-protocol attack if the REPL server is listening on a
loopback device or private network.

Running a multi-threaded guile application can cause
directories or files to be created with world
readable/writable/executable permissions during a small window
which leads to information disclosure.

References
=========
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/2
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8605
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8606
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-10/msg00009.html

ArchLinux: 201610-10: guile: multiple issues

October 16, 2016

Summary

- CVE-2016-8605 (information disclosure) The mkdir procedure of GNU Guile, an implementation of the Scheme programming language, temporarily changed the process' umask to zero. During that time window, in a multithreaded application, other threads could end up creating files with insecure permissions. For example, mkdir without the optional mode argument would create directories as 0777.
- CVE-2016-8606 (arbitrary code execution)
It was reported that the REPL server is vulnerable to the HTTP inter- protocol attack. This constitutes a remote code execution vulnerability for developers running a REPL server that listens on a loopback device or private network. Applications that do not run a REPL server, as is usually the case, are unaffected.

Resolution

Upgrade to 2.0.13-1. # pacman -Syu "guile>=2.0.13-1"
The problems have been fixed upstream in version 2.0.13.

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/11/1 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/12/2 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8605 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8606 https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2016-10/msg00009.html

Severity
Package : guile
Type : multiple issues
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Workaround

- CVE-2016-8606 (arbitrary code execution)Bind the REPL server to a Unix-domain socket. guile --listen=/tmp/guile-socket

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