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author | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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committer | Alex Legler <alex@a3li.li> | 2015-03-08 22:02:38 +0100 |
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diff --git a/glsa-200404-04.xml b/glsa-200404-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..862c1362 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200404-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200404-04"> + <title>Multiple vulnerabilities in sysstat</title> + <synopsis> + Multiple vulnerabilities in the way sysstat handles symlinks may allow an + attacker to execute arbitrary code or overwrite arbitrary files + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sysstat</product> + <announced>April 06, 2004</announced> + <revised>April 06, 2004: 01</revised> + <bug>45159</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/sysstat" auto="yes" arch="x86 ppc sparc amd64"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.0.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.0.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + sysstat is a package containing a number of performance monitoring + utilities for Linux, including sar, mpstat, iostat and sa tools + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + There are two vulnerabilities in the way sysstat handles symlinks: + </p> + <ol> + <li>The isag utility, which displays sysstat data in a graphical format, + creates a temporary file in an insecure manner.</li> + <li>Two scripts in the sysstat package, post and trigger, create temporary + files in an insecure manner.</li> + </ol> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Both vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files + under the permissions of the user executing any of the affected + utilities. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised + to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + Systat users should upgrade to version 4.2 or later: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=app-admin/sysstat-5.0.2" + # emerge ">=app-admin/sysstat-5.0.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0107">CVE (1)</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0108">CVE (2)</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter">klieber</metadata> +</glsa> |