Bug 166672 – CVE-2005-2672 lm_sensors pwmconfig insecure temporary file usage

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Bug 166672 - CVE-2005-2672 lm_sensors pwmconfig insecure temporary file usage

Summary:	CVE-2005-2672 lm_sensors pwmconfig insecure temporary file usage

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

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

Priority	medium Severity low
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Assigned To:	Phil Knirsch
QA Contact:	David Lawrence
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Keywords:	Security

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Reported:	2005-08-24 11:11 EDT by Josh Bressers
Modified:	2015-03-04 20:15 EST (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	RHSA-2005-825
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2005-11-10 14:19:39 EST
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Attachments	(Terms of Use)
Upstream patch from CVS (1.15 KB, patch) 2005-08-24 11:13 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-2005:825	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Low: lm_sensors security update	2005-11-10 00:00:00 EST

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Description Josh Bressers 2005-08-24 11:11:48 EDT

A bug was found in lm_sensors' pwmconfig tool which uses temporary files in an
insecure manner.

Comment 1 Josh Bressers 2005-08-24 11:12:33 EDT

This issue should also affect RHEL2.1 and RHEL3

Comment 2 Josh Bressers 2005-08-24 11:13:40 EDT

Created attachment 118071 [details]
Upstream patch from CVS

Comment 6 Red Hat Bugzilla 2005-11-10 14:19:39 EST

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-2005-825.html

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