Gentoo: GLSA-201208-05: Perl Config-IniFiles Module: Insecure temporary file usage
Summary
The Perl Config-IniFiles module uses predicatable temporary file names.
Resolution
All users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the
latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2451 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2451
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201208-05
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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Synopsis
An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
Background
Config-IniFiles is a Perl module for reading .ini-style configuration files.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-perl/Config-IniFiles < 2.710.0 >= 2.710.0
Impact
===== 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.