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Mandriva: 2012:114: apache-mod_auth_openid Print E-mail
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Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Mandrake A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in apache-mod_auth_openid: mod_auth_openid before 0.7 for Apache uses world-readable permissions for /tmp/mod_auth_openid.db, which allows local users to obtain [More...]
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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2012:114
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : apache-mod_auth_openid
 Date    : July 26, 2012
 Affected: Enterprise Server 5.0
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 Problem Description:

 A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in
 apache-mod_auth_openid:
 
 mod_auth_openid before 0.7 for Apache uses world-readable permissions
 for /tmp/mod_auth_openid.db, which allows local users to obtain
 session ids (CVE-2012-2760).
 
 The updated packages have been upgraded to the latest version (0.7)
 which is not affected by this issue.
 _______________________________________________________________________

 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2760
 _______________________________________________________________________

 Updated Packages:

 Mandriva Enterprise Server 5:
 848ec6ec7cbf005e519e3a6bf4d8bff2  mes5/i586/apache-mod_auth_openid-0.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.i586.rpm 
 0e38c57c1499be9ec13c68ff8a9a5917  mes5/SRPMS/apache-mod_auth_openid-0.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.src.rpm

 Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64:
 827c761f2b45a40cc8837821da9a6ff6  mes5/x86_64/apache-mod_auth_openid-0.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.x86_64.rpm 
 0e38c57c1499be9ec13c68ff8a9a5917  mes5/SRPMS/apache-mod_auth_openid-0.7-0.1mdvmes5.2.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
 _______________________________________________________________________
 
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