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Debian: DSA-2147-1 Critical: Pimd Insecure File Creation Issue

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Calendar Grey January 16, 2011
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Enhance your Debian pimd setup to resolve the vulnerable file creation problem highlighted in DSA-2147-1.
Vincent Bernat discovered that pimd, a multicast routing daemon, creates files with predictable names upon the receipt of particular signals

Summary

Vincent Bernat discovered that pimd, a multicast routing daemon, creates
files with predictable names upon the receipt of particular signals.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.1.0-alpha29.17-8.1lenny1.

The testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution (sid)
will receive updates shortly.

We recommend that you upgrade your pimd packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/




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Package: pimd
CVE ID: CVE-2011-0007

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