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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..455efcd14b13 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200409-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200409-08"> + <title>Ruby: CGI::Session creates files insecurely</title> + <synopsis> + When used for CGI scripting, Ruby creates session files in /tmp with the + permissions of the default umask. Depending on that umask, local users may + be able to read sensitive data stored in session files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">dev-lang/ruby</product> + <announced>2004-09-03</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-09-03</revised> + <bug>60525</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-lang/ruby" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">1.6.8-r11</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.8.0-r7</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.2_pre2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.2_pre2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Ruby is an Object Oriented, interpreted scripting language used for many + system scripting tasks. It can also be used for CGI web applications. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The CGI::Session::FileStore implementation (and presumably + CGI::Session::PStore), which allow data associated with a particular + Session instance to be written to a file, writes to a file in /tmp with no + regard for secure permissions. As a result, the file is left with whatever + the default umask permissions are, which commonly would allow other local + users to read the data from that session file. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + Depending on the default umask, any data stored using these methods could + be read by other users on the system. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + By changing the default umask on the system to not permit read access to + other users (e.g. 0700), one can prevent these files from being readable by + other users. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Ruby users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=dev-lang/ruby-your_version" + # emerge ">=dev-lang/ruby-your_version"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0755">CAN-2004-0755</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2004-08-28T23:01:05Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2004-09-01T04:27:07Z"> + dmargoli + </metadata> +</glsa> |