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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-05 (utempter)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200405-05.
Insight
Insight
Utempter contains a vulnerability that may allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
Solution
Solution
All users of utempter should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4' # emerge '>=sys-apps/utempter-0.5.5.4' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-05 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=49536