metadata/glsa/glsa-201009-09.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">

<glsa id="201009-09">
  <title>fence: Multiple symlink vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>
    fence contains multiple programs containing vulnerabilities that may allow
    local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">fence</product>
  <announced>September 29, 2010</announced>
  <revised>September 29, 2010: 01</revised>
  <bug>240576</bug>
  <access>local</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="sys-cluster/fence" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <vulnerable range="lt">2.03.09</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    fence is an I/O group fencing system.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    The fence_apc, fence_apc_snmp (CVE-2008-4579) and fence_manual
    (CVE-2008-4580) programs contain symlink vulnerabilities.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    These vulnerabilities may allow arbitrary files to be overwritten with
    root privileges.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    Gentoo discontinued support for fence. All fence users should uninstall
    and choose another software that provides the same functionality.
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --unmerge sys-cluster/fence</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4579">CVE-2008-4579</uri>
    <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4580">CVE-2008-4580</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:03:13 +0000">
    rbu
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:06:28 +0000">
    craig
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 31 May 2010 15:37:24 +0000">
    a3li
  </metadata>
</glsa>