-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:244-1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : xfig Date : December 28, 2009 Affected: 2008.0 _______________________________________________________________________ Problem Description: A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in xfig: Xfig in Debian GNU/Linux, possibly 3.2.5, allows local users to read and write arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) xfig-eps[PID], (2) xfig-pic[PID].pix, (3) xfig-pic[PID].err, (4) xfig-pcx[PID].pix, (5) xfig-xfigrc[PID], (6) xfig[PID], (7) xfig-print[PID], (8) xfig-export[PID].err, (9) xfig-batch[PID], (10) xfig-exp[PID], or (11) xfig-spell.[PID] temporary files, where [PID] is a process ID (CVE-2009-1962). This update provides a solution to this vulnerability. Update: Packages for 2008.0 are provided for Corporate Desktop 2008.0 customers. _______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1962 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2008.0: 00e6501e1bc05e766f332e1bb29cf55b 2008.0/i586/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm e85a089de6bc5f900bcefa5cbcd8e05f 2008.0/SRPMS/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64: 209baf1554427a44fae5537764d7e39f 2008.0/x86_64/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm e85a089de6bc5f900bcefa5cbcd8e05f 2008.0/SRPMS/xfig-3.2.5-0.11.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________ To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing: gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact security_(at)_mandriva.com _______________________________________________________________________ Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team <security*mandriva.com> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLOLUFmqjQ0CJFipgRAt7qAKC3ndkdnJ1cEV7mgag3mfJosfiI/ACgtyoZ 2hywxa0HgkGNbGWsVMU9mpQ= =8ehf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
