GLSA 201405-11: Bacula: Information disclosure

Severity:low
Title:Bacula: Information disclosure
Date:05/17/2014
Bugs: #434878
ID:201405-11

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Bacula may allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background

Bacula is a network based backup suite.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
app-backup/bacula < 5.2.12 >= 5.2.12 All supported architectures

Description

Bacula does not properly enforce console access control lists.

Impact

A remote authenticated attacker may be able to bypass restrictions to obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Bacula users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-backup/bacula-5.2.12"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201405-11.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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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