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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-22.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7d9cc3a2 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200507-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200507-22"> + <title>sandbox: Insecure temporary file handling</title> + <synopsis> + The sandbox utility may create temporary files in an insecure manner. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sandbox</product> + <announced>July 25, 2005</announced> + <revised>August 11, 2005: 02</revised> + <bug>96782</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/sandbox" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.11</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + sandbox is a Gentoo Linux utility used by the Portage package + management system. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that the sandbox + utility was vulnerable to multiple TOCTOU (Time of Check, Time of Use) + file creation race conditions. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + Local users may be able to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the + permissions of the root user. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All sandbox users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.11"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2449">CAN-2005-2449</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 23 Jul 2005 11:46:49 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:17:37 +0000"> + taviso + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 24 Jul 2005 07:49:01 +0000"> + adir + </metadata> +</glsa> |