Gentoo: GLSA-200909-07: TkMan: Insecure temporary file usage
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200909-07
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Normal
Title: TkMan: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: September 09, 2009
Bugs: #247540
ID: 200909-07
Synopsis
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An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in TkMan, allowing
for symlink attacks.
Background
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TkMan is a graphical, hypertext manual page and Texinfo browser for
UNIX.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/tkman < 2.2-r1 >= 2.2-r1
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Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that TkMan does not handle the
"/tmp/tkman#####" and "/tmp/ll" temporary files securely.
Impact
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A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary
files with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All TkMan users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose =app-text/tkman-2.2-r1
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-5137
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5137
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200909-07
Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/
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