ABRT might allow attackers to obtain sensitive information from crash reports.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:0841 :

Updated abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option was set to '2' (it is '0' by default), core dumps of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected data. Note that this fix does not apply to the default configuration, where reports are sent to Red Hat Customer Support. It only takes effect for users sending information to Red Hat Bugzilla. (CVE-2011-4088)

Red Hat would like to thank Jan Iven for reporting CVE-2011-4088.

These updated packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option was set to '2' (it is '0' by default), core dumps of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected data. (CVE-2011-4088)

These updated packages include numerous bug fixes.

All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

Updated abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option was set to '2' (it is '0' by default), core dumps of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected data. Note that this fix does not apply to the default configuration, where reports are sent to Red Hat Customer Support. It only takes effect for users sending information to Red Hat Bugzilla. (CVE-2011-4088)

Red Hat would like to thank Jan Iven for reporting CVE-2011-4088.

These updated packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0841 advisory.

    ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect     defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information     needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its     functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems     in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

    The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which     works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a     text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze     the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

    The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

    If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package     installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl     fs.suid_dumpable option was set to 2 (it is 0 by default), core dumps     of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID     permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive     information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would     otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

    ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information     for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users     unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash     reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected     data. Note that this fix does not apply to the default configuration, where     reports are sent to Red Hat Customer Support. It only takes effect for     users sending information to Red Hat Bugzilla. (CVE-2011-4088)

    Red Hat would like to thank Jan Iven for reporting CVE-2011-4088.

    These updated packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes     documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to     the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the     most significant of these changes.

    All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to     upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates :

libreport-2.0.8-3.fc16 :

  - Fri Dec 9 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>     2.0.8-3

    - fixed few crashes in bodhi plugin

    - Thu Dec 8 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.8-2

    - fixed crash in bodhi plugin

    - re-upload better backtrace if available

    - fixed dupe finding for selinux

    - don't duplicate comments in bugzilla

    - fixed problem with empty release

    - Tue Dec 6 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.8-1

    - new version

    - added bodhi plugin rhbz#655783

    - one tab per file on details page rhbz#751833

    - search box search thru all data (should help with       privacy) rhbz#748457

    - fixed close button position rhbz#741230

    - rise the attachment limit to 4kb rhbz#712602

    - fixed make check (rpath problem)

    - save chnages in editable lines rhbz#710100

    - ignore backup files rhbz#707959

    - added support for proxies rhbz#533652

    - Resolves: 753183 748457 737991 723219 712602 711986       692274 636000 631856 655783 741257 748457 741230       712602 753183 748457 741230 712602 710100 707959       533652

    - Sat Nov 5 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.7-2

    - bumped release

    - Fri Nov 4 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.7-1

    - new version

    - added support for bodhi (preview)

    - dropped unused patches

    - reporter-bugzilla/rhts: add code to prevent duplicate       reporting. Closes rhbz#727494 (dvlasenk at redhat.com)

    - wizard: search thru all items + tabbed details       rhbz#748457 (jmoskovc at redhat.com)

    - wizard: add 'I don't know what caused this problem'       checkbox. Closes rhbz#712508 (dvlasenk at redhat.com)

    - reporter-bugzilla: add optional 'Product' parameter.
      Closes rhbz#665210 (dvlasenk at redhat.com)

    - rhbz#728190 - man pages contain suspicious version       string (npajkovs at redhat.com)

    - reporter-print: expand leading ~/ if present. Closes       rhbz#737991 (dvlasenk at redhat.com)

    - reporter-rhtsupport: ask rs/problems endpoint before       creating new case. (working on rhbz#677052) (dvlasenk       at redhat.com)

    - reporter-mailx: use Bugzilla's output format. Closes       rhbz#717321. (dvlasenk at redhat.com)

    - report-newt: add option to display version       (rhbz#741590) (mlichvar at redhat.com)

    - Resolves: #727494 #748457 #712508 #665210 rhbz#728190       #737991 #677052 #717321 #741590

abrt-2.0.7-2.fc16 :

  - Thu Dec 8 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>     2.0.7-2

    - added man page

    - fixed weird number formatting

    - Wed Dec 7 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.7-1

    - new version

    - disabled kerneloops.org

    - abrt-ccpp hook fixes

    - catch indentation errors in python rhbz#578969

    - fixed make check

    - fixed retrace-client to work with rawhide

    - require abrtd service in other services rhbz#752014

    - fixed problems with dupes rhbz#701717

    - keep abrt services enabled when updating F15->F16

    - Resolves: 752014 749891 749603 744887 730422 665210       639068 625445 701717 752014 578969 732876 757683       753183 756146 749100

    - Fri Nov 4 2011 Jiri Moskovcak <jmoskovc at redhat.com>       2.0.6-1

    - new version

    - Resolves: #701171 #712508 #726033 #728194 #728314       #730107 #733389 #738602

    - Resolves: #741242 #749365 #700252 #734298 #736016       #738324 #748457 #692274

    - Resolves: #711986 #723219 #749891 #712602 #744887       #749603 #625445 #665210

    - Resolves: #737991 #639068 #578969 #636000 #631856

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
68553	Oracle Linux 6 : abrt / btparser / libreport / python-meh (ELSA-2012-0841)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
61336	Scientific Linux Security Update : abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120620)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
59924	CentOS 6 : abrt (CESA-2012:0841)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
59589	RHEL 6 : abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh (RHSA-2012:0841)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
57328	Fedora 16 : abrt-2.0.7-2.fc16 / libreport-2.0.8-3.fc16 (2011-16990)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	low

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