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ASB-2009.1170.2 - UPDATE [UNIX/Linux] XFS acl: Increased privileges - Existing account

Date: 29 December 2009
References: ESB-2010.0100
Related Files: ASB-2009.1170

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                         AUSCERT Security Bulletin

                              ASB-2009.1170.2
                Symlink Vulnerability corrected in XFS acl
                             30 December 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              XFS acl
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access:        Increased Privileges -- Existing Account
Resolution:           Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-4411  
Member content until: Saturday, January 23 2010

Revision History:     December 30 2009: Added CVE Reference
                      December 24 2009: Initial Release

OVERVIEW

        A security vulnerability has been corrected in XFS acl.


IMPACT

        The vulnerability, which has been confirmed [1], can result in 
        increased privileges of existing accounts through symlink attacks.


MITIGATION

        This vulnerability has been corrected in version 2.2.49 [1].


REFERENCES

        [1] getfacl 2.2.47 follows symlinks, even without -L
            http://oss.sgi.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=790

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