Bug 157694 – CAN-2005-0448 perl File::Path.pm rmtree race condition

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Bug 157694 - CAN-2005-0448 perl File::Path.pm rmtree race condition

Summary:	CAN-2005-0448 perl File::Path.pm rmtree race condition

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	perl (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	4.0
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	medium Severity low
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Assigned To:	Petr Rockai
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Whiteboard:	impact=low,public=20050309,source=cve...
Keywords:	Security

Depends On:
Blocks:	156322 perl_RHEL4
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Reported:	2005-05-13 16:38 EDT by Josh Bressers
Modified:	2007-11-30 17:07 EST (History)
CC List:	0 users

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Fixed In Version:	RHSA-2005-674
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2005-10-05 08:33:38 EDT
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Attachments	(Terms of Use)
Patch from Ubuntu, this is going to to need some cleaning up. (187.36 KB, patch) 2005-05-13 16:38 EDT, Josh Bressers	no flags	Details \| Diff
Add an attachment (proposed patch, testcase, etc.)

External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2005:674	qe-ready	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: perl security update	2005-10-05 00:00:00 EDT

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Description Josh Bressers 2005-05-13 16:38:29 EDT

Race condition in the rmtree function in File::Path.pm in Perl before 5.8.4
allows local users to create arbitrary setuid binaries in the tree being
deleted, a different vulnerability than CAN-2004-0452.

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=111039131424834&w=2

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-05-13 16:38:29 EDT

Created attachment 114350 [details]
Patch from Ubuntu, this is going to to need some cleaning up.

Comment 10 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-10-05 08:33:38 EDT

An advisory 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-2005-674.html

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