[USN-49-1] debmake vulnerability

From: Martin Pitt (martin.pitt_at_canonical.com)
Date: 12/23/04

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    Ubuntu Security Notice USN-49-1 December 23, 2004
    debmake vulnerability
    CAN-2004-1179
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    A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

    Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)

    The following packages are affected:

    debmake

    The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to
    version 3.7.4ubuntu0.1. In general, a standard system upgrade is
    sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

    Details follow:

    Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the debstd script from
    debmake, a deprecated helper package for Debian packaging, created
    temporary directories in an insecure manner. This could allow a
    symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the
    privileges of the user invoking the program.

      Source archives:

        http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.7.4ubuntu0.1.dsc
          Size/MD5: 565 530fc54f928a366dfbec2188ac5bd2d7
        http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.7.4ubuntu0.1.tar.gz
          Size/MD5: 40185 4f465bc55202b85579283f0a6e48a07c

      Architecture independent packages:

        http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.7.4ubuntu0.1_all.deb
          Size/MD5: 44686 85d26bbc8e69cb24b8f3e6b5632f4814

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