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GLSA-200507-22 : sandbox: Insecure temporary file handling

low Nessus Plugin ID 19324

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200507-22 (sandbox: Insecure temporary file handling)

 The Gentoo Linux Security Audit Team discovered that the sandbox utility was vulnerable to multiple TOCTOU (Time of Check, Time of Use) file creation race conditions.
 Impact :

 Local users may be able to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the permissions of the root user.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All sandbox users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-apps/sandbox-1.2.11'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200507-22

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 19324

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200507-22.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 7/31/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:sandbox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/25/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/25/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2449

GLSA: 200507-22