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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2011-85            security@pardus.org.tr
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      Date: 2011-06-21
      Type: Local
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Summary
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A  vulnerability has  been  fixed  in  logrotate,  which  allows  local
attackers could use this flaw  to  trick  the  logrotate  utility  into
creating the compressed or copied file.


Description
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CVE-2011-1098:

Race condition in  the  createOutputFile  function  in  logrotate.c  in
logrotate 3.7.9 and earlier allows local users  to  read  log  data  by
opening a file before the intended permissions are in place.


Affected packages:

  Pardus 2009:
    logrotate, all before 3.7.8-8-3


Resolution
=========
There are update(s) for logrotate. You  can  update  them  via  Package
Manager or with a single command from console:

    pisi up logrotate

References
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  * http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2011-1098
  * http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id293

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