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                        SUSE Security Announcement

        Package:                systemd
        Announcement ID:        SUSE-SA:2012:001
        Date:                   Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000
        Affected Products:      openSUSE 12.1
        Vulnerability Type:     local privilege escalation
        CVSS v2 Base Score:     6.6 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
        SUSE Default Package:   yes
        Cross-References:       CVE-2012-0871

    Content of This Advisory:
        1) Security Vulnerability Resolved:
             systemd arbitrary file creation
           Problem Description
        2) Solution or Work-Around
        3) Special Instructions and Notes
        4) Package Location and Checksums
        5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:
            none.
        6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information

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1) Problem Description and Brief Discussion

   systemd-logind, part of the systemd package, keeps track of user
   logins and sessions. Upon login it creates dedicated files inside the
   /run/user/ directory in an insecure manner. This allows local attackers
   to create symlinks inside arbitrary directories.
   Further exploitation steps allow local attackers to gain root access.

   CVE-2012-0871 has been assigned to this issue.

2) Solution or Work-Around

   There is no easy workaround, please install the update packages.

3) Special Instructions and Notes

   Please reboot the machine after installing the update.

4) Package Location and Checksums

   The preferred method for installing security updates is to use the YaST
   "Online Update" module or the "zypper" commandline tool. The package and
   patch management stack will detect which updates are required and
   automatically perform the necessary steps to verify and install them.

   The issue is fixed in our systemd-37-3.8.1 available in the openSUSE 
   12.1 update channel.

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5) Pending Vulnerabilities, Solutions, and Work-Arounds:

   none
     
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6) Authenticity Verification and Additional Information

  - Announcement authenticity verification:

    SUSE security announcements are published via mailing lists and on Web
    sites. The authenticity and integrity of a SUSE security announcement is
    guaranteed by a cryptographic signature in each announcement. All SUSE
    security announcements are published with a valid signature.

    To verify the signature of the announcement, save it as text into a file
    and run the command

      gpg --verify 

    replacing  with the name of the file where you saved the
    announcement. The output for a valid signature looks like:

      gpg: Signature made  using RSA key ID 3D25D3D9
      gpg: Good signature from "SuSE Security Team "

    where  is replaced by the date the document was signed.

    If the security team's key is not contained in your key ring, you can
    import it from the first installation CD. To import the key, use the
    command

      gpg --import gpg-pubkey-3d25d3d9-36e12d04.asc

  - Package authenticity verification:

    SUSE update packages are available on many mirror FTP servers all over the
    world. While this service is considered valuable and important to the free
    and open source software community, the authenticity and the integrity of
    a package needs to be verified to ensure that it has not been tampered
    with.

    The internal rpm package signatures provide an easy way to verify the
    authenticity of an RPM package. Use the command

     rpm -v --checksig 

    to verify the signature of the package, replacing  with the
    filename of the RPM package downloaded. The package is unmodified if it
    contains a valid signature from build@suse.de with the key ID 9C800ACA.

    This key is automatically imported into the RPM database (on
    RPMv4-based distributions) and the gpg key ring of 'root' during
    installation. You can also find it on the first installation CD and at
    the end of this announcement.

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    opensuse-security@opensuse.org
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            All SUSE security announcements are sent to this list.
            To subscribe, send an e-mail to
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    opensuse-security-announce@opensuse.org
        -   SUSE's announce-only mailing list.
            Only SUSE's security announcements are sent to this list.
            To subscribe, send an e-mail to
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