bugtraq - [ GLSA 201110-09 ] Conky: Privilege escalation

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Message-ID: <4E975D2A.6090609@gentoo.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:50:34 +0200
From: Stefan Behte <craig@...too.org>
To: gentoo-announce@...too.org
CC: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk,
  security-alerts@...uxsecurity.com
Subject: [ GLSA 201110-09 ] Conky: Privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201110-09
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Conky: Privilege escalation
     Date: October 13, 2011
     Bugs: #354061
       ID: 201110-09

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Synopsis
========

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in Conky.

Background
==========

Conky is an advanced, highly configurable system monitor for X.

Affected packages
=================

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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-admin/conky             < 1.8.1-r2               >= 1.8.1-r2

Description
===========

A privilege escalation vulnerability due to an insecure temporary file
was found in Conky.

Impact
======

A local attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files with the
privileges of the user running Conky.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Conky users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/conky-1.8.1-r2"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-3616
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3616

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-09.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@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2011 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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