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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'