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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-18.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-18.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f817a2b17a15 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201203-18.xml @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201203-18"> + <title>Minitube: Insecure temporary file usage</title> + <synopsis>An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in Minitube, + possibly allowing symlink attacks. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">Minitube</product> + <announced>2012-03-16</announced> + <revised count="1">2012-03-16</revised> + <bug>388867</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-video/minitube" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Minitube is a Qt4 YouTube desktop client.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Tomáš Pružina reported that Minitube 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 Minitube users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/minitube-1.6" + </code> + + <p>NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are + available since November 11, 2011. It is likely that your system is + already no longer affected by this issue. + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://flavio.tordini.org/minitube-1-6-released">Minitube 1.6 + Release + </uri> + </references> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-06T21:07:35Z" tag="requester">ackle</metadata> + <metadata timestamp="2012-03-16T11:06:53Z" tag="submitter">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |