Gentoo: GLSA-201310-11 Moderate: Perl Parallel-ForkManager Symlink Attack
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October 17, 2013
An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Parallel-ForkManager module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
Summary
The Perl Parallel-ForkManager module does not handle temporary files securely.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All Parallel-ForkManager users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=dev-perl/Parallel-ForkManager-1.20.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-4115 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4115
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201310-11
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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: Perl Parallel-ForkManager Module: Insecure temporary file
Date: October 17, 2013
Bugs: #389839
ID: 201310-11
Topics Covered
Background
Parallel-ForkManager is a simple parallel processing fork manager for
Perl.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-perl/Parallel-ForkManager
< 1.20.0 >= 1.20.0
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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