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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-10.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6c011a3 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200909-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?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="200909-10"> + <title>LMBench: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple insecure temporary file usage issues have been reported in + LMBench, allowing for symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lmbench</product> + <announced>September 09, 2009</announced> + <revised>September 09, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>246015</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-benchmarks/lmbench" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <vulnerable range="le">3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + LMBench is a suite of simple, portable benchmarks for UNIX platforms. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the rccs and STUFF scripts do not + handle "/tmp/sdiff.#####" temporary files securely. NOTE: There might + be further occurances of insecure temporary file usage. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could perform symlink attacks 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> + LMBench has been removed from Portage. We recommend that users unmerge + LMBench: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --unmerge app-benchmarks/lmbench</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4968">CVE-2008-4968</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:54:15 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:58:27 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:38:05 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |