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Debian 3.1: DSA 827-1 Critical: Backupninja Insecure File Fix

Updated package.. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 827-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Michael Stone September 29th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : backupninja Vulnerability : insecure temporary file Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : Moritz Muehlenhoff discovered the handler code for backupninja creates a temporary file with a predictable filename, leaving it vulnerable to a symlink attack. The old stable distribution (woody) does not contain the backupninja package. For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 0.5-3sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 0.8-2. We recommend that you upgrade your backupninja package. Upgrade Instructions - --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 702 fca2a04a7e02aebb41e0d3361706dcd7 Size/MD5 checksum: 9620 c6e317bdcfe2e5987ae5732208cfcf86 Size/MD5 checksum: 24667 94ff16fbd0ccffeb252de3d303626558 Architecture independent components: Size/MD5 checksum: 30650 68b2d618fead50ee4f9a17ba818504d4 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Announcement DSA 842-2 addresses an issue related to libxml2. Apply the update promptly to bolster your system's defenses.. Debian Security, Backupninja Update, Insecure File Attack. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 29, 2005 •Critical Debian