Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1958-1 libtool -- privilege escalation

Date Reported:
29 Dec 2009
Affected Packages:
libtool
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2009-3736.
More information:

It was discovered that ltdl, a system-independent dlopen wrapper for GNU libtool, can be tricked to load and run modules from an arbitrary directory, which might be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running an application that uses libltdl.

For the oldstable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.22-4+etch1.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.5.26-4+lenny1.

For the testing distribution (squeeze) and unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in 2.2.6b-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libtool packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1.dsc
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool-doc_1.5.22-4+etch1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.22-4+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.22-4+etch1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.22-4+etch1_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool-doc_1.5.26-4+lenny1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_arm.deb
ARM EABI:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_armel.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3_1.5.26-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libltdl3-dev_1.5.26-4+lenny1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/libt/libtool/libtool_1.5.26-4+lenny1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.