MGASA-2023-0297 - Updated cadence packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 22 Oct 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0297.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8, 9
CVE: CVE-2023-43782,
     CVE-2023-43783

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure
/tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it
has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The
adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence. (CVE-2023-43782)

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure
/tmp/cadence-wineasio.reg Temporary File. The filename is used even if
it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The
adversary can leverage this to create or overwrite files via a symlink
attack. In some kernel configurations, code injection into the Wine
registry is possible. (CVE-2023-43783)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32361
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/4
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43782
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43783

SRPMS:
- 9/core/cadence-0.9.1-7.1.mga9
- 8/core/cadence-0.9.1-3.1.mga8

Mageia 2023-0297: cadence security update

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File

Summary

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence. (CVE-2023-43782)
Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/cadence-wineasio.reg Temporary File. The filename is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can leverage this to create or overwrite files via a symlink attack. In some kernel configurations, code injection into the Wine registry is possible. (CVE-2023-43783)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32361

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/4

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43782

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-43783

Resolution

MGASA-2023-0297 - Updated cadence packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/cadence-0.9.1-7.1.mga9

- 8/core/cadence-0.9.1-3.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 22 Oct 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0297.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-43782, CVE-2023-43783

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