Gentoo: GLSA-201203-18 Normal: Minitube Insecure Temporary File Issue
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March 16, 2012
An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in Minitube, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
Summary
Tomáš Pružina reported that Minitube does not handle temporary files securely.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Minitube users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/minitube-1.6"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 11, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 11, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] Minitube 1.6 Release https://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-1-6-released
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201203-18
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Concerns
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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Minitube: Insecure temporary file usage
Date: March 16, 2012
Bugs: #388867
ID: 201203-18
Topics Covered
Background
Minitube is a Qt4 YouTube desktop client.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/minitube < 1.6 >= 1.6
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
There is no known workaround at this time.
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