Gentoo: 200411-13 Normal: Symlink Overwrite Threat in Portage & Gentoolkit
gentoo
November 7, 2004
dispatch-conf (included in Portage) and qpkg (included in Gentoolkit) are vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user to overwrite arbitrary files with the rig...
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-13:01
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: Portage, Gentoolkit: Temporary file vulnerabilities
Date: November 07, 2004
Bugs: #68846, #69147
ID: 200411-13:01
Synopsis
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dispatch-conf (included in Portage) and qpkg (included in Gentoolkit)
are vulnerable to symlink attacks, potentially allowing a local user
to overwrite arbitrary files with the rights of the user running the
script.
Background
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Portage is Gentoo's package management tool. The dispatch-conf utility
allows for easy rollback of configuration file changes and automatic
updates of configurations files never modified by users. Gentoolkit is
a collection of Gentoo specific administration scripts, one of which is
the portage querying tool qpkg.
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