GLSA 200809-08: Amarok: Insecure temporary file creation

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Amarok: Insecure temporary file creation
Date:	09/08/2008
Bugs:	#234689
ID:	200809-08

Synopsis

Amarok uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for a symlink attack.

Background

Amarok is an advanced music player.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-sound/amarok	< 1.4.10	>= 1.4.10	All supported architectures

Description

Dwayne Litzenberger reported that the MagnatuneBrowser::listDownloadComplete() function in magnatunebrowser/magnatunebrowser.cpp uses the album_info.xml temporary file in an insecure manner.

Impact

A local attacker could perform a symlink attack to overwrite arbitrary files on the system with the privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Amarok users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/amarok-1.4.10"

References

CVE-2008-3699

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-08.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.