Debian Security Advisory
DSA-539-1 kdelibs -- temporary directory vulnerability
- Date Reported:
- 17 Aug 2004
- Affected Packages:
- kdelibs
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2004-0689.
- More information:
-
The SUSE security team was alerted that in some cases the integrity of symlinks used by KDE are not ensured and that these symlinks can be pointing to stale locations. This can be abused by a local attacker to create or truncate arbitrary files or to prevent KDE applications from functioning correctly.
For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.2.2-13.woody.12.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 3.3.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your kde packages.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (woody)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody.12.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody.12.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs_2.2.2-13.woody.12.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-doc_2.2.2-13.woody.12_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-bin_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3-cups_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libarts-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-alsa_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/libkmid-dev_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/k/kdelibs/kdelibs3_2.2.2-13.woody.12_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.