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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8dfb858d --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?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="200809-13"> + <title>R: Insecure temporary file creation</title> + <synopsis> + R is vulnerable to symlink attacks due to an insecure usage of temporary + files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">R</product> + <announced>September 22, 2008</announced> + <revised>September 22, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>235822</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/R" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.7.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.7.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + R is a GPL licensed implementation of S, a language and environment for + statistical computing and graphics. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "javareconf" script uses temporary + files in an insecure manner. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite + arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All R users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/R-2.7.1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3931">CVE-2008-3931</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:52:27 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:01:59 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:52:28 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |