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[ GLSA 201110-09 ] Conky: Privilege escalation

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-09


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Severity: Normal
Title: Conky: Privilege escalation
Date: October 13, 2011
Bugs: #354061
ID: 201110-09


Synopsis

A privilege escalation vulnerability was found in Conky.

Background

Conky is an advanced, highly configurable system monitor for X.

Affected packages

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 Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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1 app-admin/conky < 1.8.1-r2 >= 1.8.1-r2

Description

A privilege escalation vulnerability due to an insecure temporary file
was found in Conky.

Impact

A local attacker could possibly overwrite arbitrary files with the
privileges of the user running Conky.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Conky users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/conky-1.8.1-r2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-3616
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3616

Availability

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

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-09.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
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5