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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201402-10.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201402-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..95586f424532 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201402-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201402-10"> + <title>PulseAudio: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis>An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in PulseAudio, + possibly allowing symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pulseaudio</product> + <announced>February 07, 2014</announced> + <revised>February 07, 2014: 1</revised> + <bug>313329</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-sound/pulseaudio" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.22</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.22</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>PulseAudio is a sound system for POSIX OSes.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The pa_make_secure_dir function in core-util.c does not handle temporary + files securely. + </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>All PulseAudio users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/pulseaudio-0.9.22" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1299">CVE-2009-1299</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:12:38 +0000">craig</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:28:06 +0000">Zlogene</metadata> +</glsa> |