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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id= "201310-17" >
<title > pmake: Insecure temporary file usage</title>
<synopsis > pmake uses temporary files in an insecure manner, allowing for
symlink attacks.
</synopsis>
<product type= "ebuild" > pmake</product>
<announced > October 28, 2013</announced>
<revised > October 28, 2013: 2</revised>
<bug > 367891</bug>
<access > local</access>
<affected >
<package name= "sys-devel/pmake" auto= "yes" arch= "*" >
<unaffected range= "ge" > 1.111.3.1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range= "lt" > 1.111.3.1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background >
<p > pmake is Debian’ ’
in parallel.
</p>
</background>
<description >
<p > /usr/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk and /usr/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk create temporary
files insecurely, with predictable names (/tmp/_depend[PID]), and
without using $TMPDIR.
</p>
</description>
<impact type= "low" >
<p > The make include files allow local users to overwrite arbitrary files
via a symlink attack.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround >
<p > There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution >
<p > All pmake users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code >
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =sys-devel/pmake-1.111.3.1"
</code>
</resolution>
<references >
<uri link= "http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1920" > CVE-2011-1920</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag= "requester" timestamp= "Sat, 08 Oct 2011 22:19:21 +0000" > craig</metadata>
<metadata tag= "submitter" timestamp= "Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:31:35 +0000" > craig</metadata>
</glsa>
