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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-06.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-06.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a7b67253eda6 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200404-06.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200404-06"> + <title>Util-linux login may leak sensitive data</title> + <synopsis> + The login program included in util-linux could leak sensitive information + under certain conditions. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild"> </product> + <announced>2004-04-07</announced> + <revised count="01">2004-04-07</revised> + <bug>46422</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/util-linux" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.12</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">2.11</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Util-linux is a suite of essential system utilites, including login, + agetty, fdisk. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + In some situations the login program could leak sensitive data due to an + incorrect usage of a reallocated pointer. + </p> + <p> + <b>NOTE:</b> Only users who have PAM support <b>disabled</b> on their + systems (i.e. <i>-PAM</i> in their USE variable) will be affected by this + vulnerability. By default, this USE flag is <b>enabled</b> on all + architectures. Users with PAM support on their system receive login binaries + as part of the pam-login package, which remains unaffected. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A remote attacker may obtain sensitive data. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + A workaround is not currently known for this issue. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the affected package. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All util-linux users should upgrade to version 2.12 or later: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12" + # emerge ">=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0080">CAN-2004-0080</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter">lcars</metadata> +</glsa> |