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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1022-1 (storebackup)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to storebackup announced via advisory DSA 1022-1. Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the backup utility storebackup. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2005-3146 Storebackup creates a temporary file predictably, which can be exploited to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with a symlink attack. CVE-2005-3147 The backup root directory is created with world-readable permissions, which may leak sensitive data. CVE-2005-3148 The user and group rights of symlinks are set incorrectly when making or restoring a backup, which may leak sensitive data. The old stable distribution (woody) doesn't contain storebackup packages.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.18.4-2sarge1. For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.19-2. We recommend that you upgrade your storebackup package. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201022-1