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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-09
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Conky: Privilege escalation
Date: October 13, 2011
Bugs: #354061
ID: 201110-09
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Synopsis
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A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in Conky.
Background
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Conky is an advanced, highly configurable system monitor for X.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/conky < 1.8.1-r2 >= 1.8.1-r2
Description
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A privilege escalation vulnerability due to an insecure temporary file
was found in Conky.
Impact
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A local attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files with the
privileges of the user running Conky.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Conky users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/conky-1.8.1-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-3616
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3616
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-09.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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