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Red Hat 6: RHSA-2011:1741-03 Low: php-pear Symlink Attack

An updated php-pear package that fixes one security issue and multiple bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low [More...]. ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Low: php-pear security and bug fix update Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1741-03 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1741.html Issue date: 2011-12-06 CVE Names: CVE-2011-1072 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated php-pear package that fixes one security issue and multiple bugs is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - noarch Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - noarch 3. Description: The php-pear package contains the PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR), a framework and distribution system for reusable PHP components. It was found that the "pear" command created temporary files in an insecure way when installing packages. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to conduct a symbolic link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files accessible to the victim running the "pear install" command. (CVE-2011-1072) This update also fixes the following bugs: * The php-pear package has been upgraded to version 1.9.4, which provides a number of bug fixes over the previous version. (BZ#651897) * Prior to this update, php-pear created a cache in the "/var/cache/php-pear/" directory when attempting to list all packages. As a consequence, php-pear failed to create or update thecache file as a regular user without sufficient file permissions and could not list all packages. With this update, php-pear no longer fails if writing to the cache directory is not permitted. Now, all packages are listed as expected. (BZ#747361) All users of php-pear are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which corrects these issues. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 651897 - update php-pear to 1.9.4 681982 - CVE-2011-1072 php-pear: symlink vulnerability in PEAR installer 747361 - pear list-all fails for regular user 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: noarch: php-pear-1.9.4-4.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: noarch: php-pear-1.9.4-4.el6.noarch.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1072 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc. . The update for php-pear resolves a minor security concern and corrects various bugs in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Additional information on the fixes is provided.. php-pear Update, Red Hat Security Update. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 06, 2011 •Low Red Hat