Description
The to-upgrade plugin in feta 1.4.16 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink on the (1) /tmp/feta.install.$USER and (2) /tmp/feta.avail.$USER temporary files.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32155 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/30/2 ↗
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/feta ↗
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496397 ↗
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1643 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30899 ↗