Bug 89776

Summary:	CAN-2003-0188 possibility of local root exploit in lv
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1	Reporter:	Akira TAGOH <tagoh>
Component:	lv	Assignee:	Akira TAGOH <tagoh>
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Description Akira TAGOH 2003-04-28 07:17:41 UTC

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Description of problem:
See also http://bugs.debian.org/190941 for more details.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.for example, make a .lv file on /tmp that contains editor option ('-E'), which
is going to runs a malicious program.
2.runs lv to see some file on /tmp.
3.type 'v' to edit that file.
    

Actual Results:  lv is always trying to read current directory.


Expected Results:  I don't know correct fix, but it may be bad that lv is trying
to read .lv file on any directories.


Additional info:

Comment 1 Mark J. Cox 2003-05-01 12:13:21 UTC

Errata RHSA-2003:167 in progress

Comment 2 Mark J. Cox 2003-05-16 10:12:17 UTC

An errata has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. 
This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen 
this bug report if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2003-169.html