MGASA-2020-0403 - Updated junit packages fix a security vulnerability

Publication date: 08 Nov 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0403.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-15250

It was discovered that junit contained a local information disclosure
vulnerability. On Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is
shared between all users on that system. Because of this, when files and
directories are written into this directory they are, by default, readable by
other users on that same system. This vulnerability does not allow other usersto overwrite the contents of these directories or files. This is purely an
information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2020-15250).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27555
- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2426
- https://github.com/junit-team/junit4/security/advisories/GHSA-269g-pwp5-87pp
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15250

SRPMS:
- 7/core/junit-4.12-7.1.mga7

Mageia 2020-0403: junit security update

It was discovered that junit contained a local information disclosure vulnerability

Summary

It was discovered that junit contained a local information disclosure vulnerability. On Unix like systems, the system's temporary directory is shared between all users on that system. Because of this, when files and directories are written into this directory they are, by default, readable by other users on that same system. This vulnerability does not allow other usersto overwrite the contents of these directories or files. This is purely an information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2020-15250).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27555

- https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2020/dla-2426

- https://github.com/junit-team/junit4/security/advisories/GHSA-269g-pwp5-87pp

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-15250

Resolution

MGASA-2020-0403 - Updated junit packages fix a security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/junit-4.12-7.1.mga7

Severity
Publication date: 08 Nov 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0403.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2020-15250

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