Security
Security
Mgetty uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for symlink attacks.
| Package | net-dialup/mgetty on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.1.36-r3 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.1.36-r3 |
Mgetty is a set of fax and voice modem programs.
Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "spooldir" directory in fax/faxspool.in is created in an insecure manner.
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Mgetty users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/mgetty-1.1.36-r3"
Release date
December 06, 2008
Latest revision
December 23, 2008: 02
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
Bugzilla entries