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Mandriva: Updated lha packages fix unsafe temporary files Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake lharc.c in the lha package does not securely create temporary files, which might allow local users to read or write files by creating a file before LHA is invoked. Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDKSA-2007:117
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Package : lha
 Date    : June 5, 2007
 Affected: 2007.0, 2007.1, Corporate 3.0, Corporate 4.0
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Problem Description:
 
 lharc.c in lha does not securely create temporary files, which might
 allow local users to read or write files by creating a file before
 LHA is invoked.
 
 Updated packages have been patched to prevent this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:
 
 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-2030
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
 Updated Packages:
 
 Mandriva Linux 2007.0:
 1a86c72a37b9b75f20a1846afe078b7c  2007.0/i586/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.0.i586.rpm 
 e59b67dcbf26ce47367ad72392c02703  2007.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.0/X86_64:
 8b9b38a7af95e1c9b2736fad57072055  2007.0/x86_64/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.0.x86_64.rpm 
 e59b67dcbf26ce47367ad72392c02703  2007.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.1:
 2939b2af40f5d40ac7825ae8574b578e  2007.1/i586/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.1.i586.rpm 
 fcf1366bdb3b01a0380f2f69a264f5dc  2007.1/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2007.1/X86_64:
 e74b2ff470799f29d4f4ab4abd98cf2e  2007.1/x86_64/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.1.x86_64.rpm 
 fcf1366bdb3b01a0380f2f69a264f5dc  2007.1/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-12.1mdv2007.1.src.rpm

 Corporate 3.0:
 751fdee1c1570cf7ca69e5615d54256a  corporate/3.0/i586/lha-1.14i-11.1.C30mdk.i586.rpm 
 e7a018aec6d42cf0c5dc04e05fd60d02  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-11.1.C30mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
 449a040f7019656ef825527791a40255  corporate/3.0/x86_64/lha-1.14i-11.1.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm 
 e7a018aec6d42cf0c5dc04e05fd60d02  corporate/3.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-11.1.C30mdk.src.rpm

 Corporate 4.0:
 d1dc05e42fed62f99cfcc17760b345f0  corporate/4.0/i586/lha-1.14i-11.1.20060mlcs4.i586.rpm 
 c1448318b2a31a5b6654a12113ef7d70  corporate/4.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-11.1.20060mlcs4.src.rpm

 Corporate 4.0/X86_64:
 a8835efff6d4124ede93111512f04685  corporate/4.0/x86_64/lha-1.14i-11.1.20060mlcs4.x86_64.rpm 
 c1448318b2a31a5b6654a12113ef7d70  corporate/4.0/SRPMS/lha-1.14i-11.1.20060mlcs4.src.rpm
 _______________________________________________________________________

 To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi.  The verification
 of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.

 All packages are signed by Mandriva for security.  You can obtain the
 GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:

  gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98

 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

  http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories

 If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

  security_(at)_mandriva.com
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
 pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
  
 
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