Debian Security Advisory

DSA-011-2 mgetty -- insecure tempfile handling

Date Reported:

10 Jan 2001

Affected Packages:

mgetty

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 2187.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2001-0141.

More information:

Immunix reports that mgetty does not create temporary files in a secure manner, which could lead to a symlink attack. This has been corrected in mgetty 1.1.21-3potato1

We recommend you upgrade your mgetty package immediately.

Fixed in:

Debian 2.2 (potato)

Source:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1.diff.gz; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1.dsc; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/source/mgetty_1.1.21.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-all/mgetty-docs_1.1.21-3potato1_all.deb
alpha:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_alpha.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-alpha/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_alpha.deb
arm:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_arm.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-arm/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_arm.deb
i386:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_i386.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-i386/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_i386.deb
m68k:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_m68k.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-m68k/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_m68k.deb
powerpc:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_powerpc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-powerpc/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_powerpc.deb
sparc:: http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mgetty-fax_1.1.21-3potato1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mgetty-viewfax_1.1.21-3potato1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mgetty-voice_1.1.21-3potato1_sparc.deb; http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/stable/updates/main/binary-sparc/mgetty_1.1.21-3potato1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.