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[ GLSA 200704-11 ] Vixie Cron: Denial of Service
From: Matthias Geerdsen <vorlon () gentoo org>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:51:13 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: Vixie Cron: Denial of Service Date: April 16, 2007 Bugs: #164466 ID: 200704-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== The Gentoo implementation of Vixie Cron is vulnerable to a local Denial of Service. Background ========== Vixie Cron is a command scheduler with extended syntax over cron. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-process/vixie-cron < 4.1-r10 >= 4.1-r10 Description =========== During an internal audit, Raphael Marichez of the Gentoo Linux Security Team found that Vixie Cron has weak permissions set on Gentoo, allowing for a local user to create hard links to system and users cron files, while a st_nlink check in database.c will generate a superfluous error. Impact ====== Depending on the partitioning scheme and the "cron" group membership, a malicious local user can create hard links to system or users cron files that will trigger the st_link safety check and prevent the targeted cron file from being run from the next restart or database reload. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Vixie Cron users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-process/vixie-cron-4.1-r10" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-1856 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1856 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-11.xml Concerns? ========= 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 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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