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security advisorygentooinsecure fileDebian: DSA-2007-001 Serious: Python Insecure File Handling Issue
SKK insecurely creates temporary files.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: SKK Tools: Insecure temporary file creation Date: October 12, 2007 Bugs: #193121 ID: 200710-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= SKK insecurely creates temporary files. Background ========= SKK is a Japanese input method for Emacs. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-i18n/skktools < 1.2-r1 > = 1.2-r1 Description ========== skkdic-expr.c insecurely writes temporary files to a location in the form $TMPDIR/skkdic$PID.{pag,dir,db}, where $PID is the process ID. Impact ===== A local attacker could create symbolic links in the directory where the temporary files are written, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem that is writable by the user running the SKK software. When SKK writes the temporary file, the target valid file would then be overwritten with the contents of the SKK temporary file. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All SKK Tools users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =app-i18n/skktools-1.2-r1" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2007-3916 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3916 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200710-10 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
Oct 12, 2007
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security advisoryRed Hat Linuxinsecure permissionsRed Hat Linux RHSA-2001:027-02 Moderate: Sgml-Tools Insecure Temp Files
Temporary files (in the sgml-tools package) were created without any special permissions, and so in most cases would be world-readable.. ` --------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Updated sgml-tools packages fix insecure temporary file handling Advisory ID: RHSA-2001:027-02 Issue date: 2001-03-09 Updated on: 2001-03-14 Product: Red Hat Linux Keywords: sgml-tools /tmp tempfile Cross references: Obsoletes: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Topic: Insecure handling of temporary file permissions could lead to other userson a multi-user system being able to read the documents being converted. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Linux 5.2 - alpha, i386, sparc Red Hat Linux 6.2 - alpha, i386, sparc Red Hat Linux 7.0 - alpha, i386 3. Problem description: Temporary files were created without any special permissions, and so in most cases would be world-readable. The fixed packages create a secure temporary directory first (readable only by the owner), and then create temporary files inside that. 4. Solution: To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run: rpm -Fvh where is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directly *only* contains the desired RPMs. Please note that this update is also available via Red Hat Network. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed ( for more info): 6. RPMs required: Red Hat Linux 5.2: SRPMS: alpha: i386: sparc: Red Hat Linux 6.2: SRPMS: alpha: i386: sparc: Red Hat Linux 7.0: SRPMS: alpha: i386: 7. Verification: MD5 sum Package Name -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3478ce75e2e871c0f3fa9cb5cc486f41 5.2/SRPMS/sgml-tools-1.0.7-1.1.src.rpm f98fcec334fad26a7494aef1e2177612 5.2/alpha/sgml-tools-1.0.7-1.1.alpha.rpm 3a3df2d630d4bf29ac2a3828841f3615 5.2/i386/sgml-tools-1.0.7-1.1.i386.rpm 0c1bb9cea9e4016dc893ecd6d2eaad17 5.2/sparc/sgml-tools-1.0.7-1.1.sparc.rpm d4ef9198a75a0ca576c34509ba3f3251 6.2/SRPMS/sgml-tools-1.0.9-6.2.src.rpm c1ad98ddab36f302cd68c31bc286adbc 6.2/alpha/sgml-tools-1.0.9-6.2.alpha.rpm 16a855840b74f58d41c4774a7dcc7cff 6.2/i386/sgml-tools-1.0.9-6.2.i386.rpm ed8bd76347e924db8f24b93d11f67756 6.2/sparc/sgml-tools-1.0.9-6.2.sparc.rpm c90eadd6c270f6c5ac87886bdec1587c 7.0/SRPMS/sgml-tools-1.0.9-9.src.rpm de801fe41f0c9f772d1bc95482947bfa 7.0/alpha/sgml-tools-1.0.9-9.alpha.rpm 9e6a04a8e0b6e18f33c58fb7c02937b2 7.0/i386/sgml-tools-1.0.9-9.i386.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat, Inc. for security. Our key is available at: You can verify each package with the following command: rpm --checksig If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command: rpm --checksig --nogpg 8. References: Copyright(c) 2000, 2001 Red Hat, Inc. `. The latest patch for xml-tools resolves issues linked to session data processing within the Ubuntu Linux ecosystem, thus improving security protocols and optimizing user access rights.. sgml-tools update, Red Hat security, permissions issue, system security, temporary file handling. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 15, 2001
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