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Unsichere Verwendung temporärer Dateien in R |
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200809-13 |
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Gentoo |
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Keine Angabe |
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Mo, 22. September 2008, 22:19 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3931 |
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R |
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Severity: Normal Title: R: Insecure temporary file creation Date: September 22, 2008 Bugs: #235822 ID: 200809-13
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Synopsis ========
R is vulnerable to symlink attacks due to an insecure usage of temporary files.
Background ==========
R is a GPL licensed implementation of S, a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.
Affected packages =================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected -------------------------------------------------------------------=
1 dev-lang/R < 2.7.1 >=3D 2.7.= 1
Description ===========
Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "javareconf" script uses temporary files in an insecure manner.
Impact ======
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All R users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Ddev-lang/R-2.7.1"
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3931 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-3931
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-13.xml
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License =======
Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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