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Mageia: 2020-0048 Moderate: libqb IPC File Overwrite Risk

mageia
Calendar Grey January 28, 2020
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Recent libqb updates rectify critical IPC management vulnerabilities that enable unauthorized local file access by malicious actors in Mageia.
Insecure treatment of IPC temporary files which could allow a local attacker to overwrite privileged system files (CVE-2019-12779)

Summary

Insecure treatment of IPC temporary files which could allow a local attacker to overwrite privileged system files (CVE-2019-12779).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25751

- - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12779

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Topics Covered

security advisory local attack data overwrite Mageia system files

Resolution

SRPMS

- 7/core/libqb-1.0.5-1.mga7

Severity
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Publication date: 28 Jan 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0048.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-12779

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Topics Covered

security advisory local attack data overwrite Mageia system files

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