Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200707-08

                                        http://security.gentoo.org/

Severity: Normal
Title: NVClock: Insecure file usage
Date: July 24, 2007
Bugs: #184071
ID: 200707-08

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in NVClock, allowing for the
execution of arbitrary code.

Background

NVClock is an utility for changing NVidia graphic chipsets internal
frequency.

Affected packages

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 Package              /  Vulnerable  /                  Unaffected
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1 media-video/nvclock < 0.7-r2 >= 0.7-r2

Description

Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Linux Security Team discovered that NVClock
makes usage of an insecure temporary file in the /tmp directory.

Impact

A local attacker could create a specially crafted temporary file in
/tmp to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
NVCLock.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All NVClock users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/nvclock-0.7-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2007-3531
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3531

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200707-08.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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