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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201208-05 (Config-IniFiles)

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Gentoo Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

3.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

11 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201208-05.

Insight

Insight

An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.

Solution

Solution

All users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0'

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)