Gentoo: 200410-25 Normal: Netatalk Symlink Attack Issue

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200410-25 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Netatalk: Insecure tempfile handling in etc2ps.sh Date: October 25, 2004 Bugs: #66370 ID: 200410-25

Synopsis ======= The etc2ps.sh script, included in the Netatalk package, is vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the utility.
Background ========= Netatalk is a kernel level implementation of the AppleTalk Protocol Suite, which allows Unix hosts to act as file, print, and time serversfor Apple computers. It includes several script utilities, including etc2ps.sh.
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