MGASA-2022-0217 - Updated logrotate packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 03 Jun 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0217.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 8
CVE: CVE-2022-1348

A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created.
The state file is used to prevent parallel executions of multiple instances
of logrotate by acquiring and releasing a file lock. When the state file
does not exist, it is created with world-readable permission, allowing an
unprivileged user to lock the state file, stopping any rotation. This flaw
affects logrotate versions before 3.20.0. (CVE-2022-1348)
Note the change in permission does not apply until the first time logrotate
runs after installing the update.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30473
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/5
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5447-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1348

SRPMS:
- 8/core/logrotate-3.17.0-3.1.mga8

Mageia 2022-0217: logrotate security update

A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created

Summary

A vulnerability was found in logrotate in how the state file is created. The state file is used to prevent parallel executions of multiple instances of logrotate by acquiring and releasing a file lock. When the state file does not exist, it is created with world-readable permission, allowing an unprivileged user to lock the state file, stopping any rotation. This flaw affects logrotate versions before 3.20.0. (CVE-2022-1348) Note the change in permission does not apply until the first time logrotate runs after installing the update.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30473

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/3

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/05/25/5

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5447-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-1348

Resolution

MGASA-2022-0217 - Updated logrotate packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 8/core/logrotate-3.17.0-3.1.mga8

Severity
Publication date: 03 Jun 2022
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2022-0217.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2022-1348

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