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Gentoo: GLSA-202303-05 Normal: Mitigation for R Directory Traversal Issue

R is vulnerable to symlink attacks due to an insecure usage of temporary files.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: R: Insecure temporary file creation Date: September 22, 2008 Bugs: #235822 ID: 200809-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= R is vulnerable to symlink attacks due to an insecure usage of temporary files. Background ========= R is a GPL licensed implementation of S, a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/R < 2.7.1 > = 2.7.1 Description ========== Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "javareconf" script uses temporary files in an insecure manner. Impact ===== A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All R users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =dev-lang/R-2.7.1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2008-3931 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3931 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200809-13 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus ofGentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org/. License ====== Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . Gentoo GLSA 202204-02 indicates Python's susceptibility to buffer overflow exploits via improper error handling. Immediate action advised.. Gentoo, R Language, Symlink Exploit, Security Advisory, Insecure Files. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 22, 2008 Gentoo