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ESB-2004.0815 -- Debian Security Advisory DSA 615-1 -- New debmake package fixes insecure temporary directories
Date: 23 December 2004

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            ESB-2004.0815 -- Debian Security Advisory DSA 615-1
         New debmake package fixes insecure temporary directories
                             23 December 2004

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           debmake
Publisher:         Debian
Operating System:  Debian GNU/Linux 3.0
Impact:            Overwrite Arbitrary Files
Access:            Existing Account
CVE Names:         CAN-2004-1179

Original Bulletin: http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-615

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 615-1                     security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                             Martin Schulze
December 22nd, 2004                     http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : debmake
Vulnerability  : insecure temporary files
Problem-Type   : local
Debian-specific: yes
CVE ID         : CAN-2004-1179
Debian Bug     : 286382

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña noticed that the debstd script from
debmake, a deprecated helper package for Debian packaging, created
temporary directories in an insecure manner.  This can be exploited by
a malicious user to overwrite arbitrary files owned by the victim.

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.6.10.woody.1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 3.7.7.

We recommend that you upgrade your debmake package.


Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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  Source archives:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.6.10.woody.1.dsc
      Size/MD5 checksum:      497 fcbfe41a644d608b165a1e21ac578115
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.6.10.woody.1.tar.gz
      Size/MD5 checksum:    39960 9c32e99bb95f3d62d91fa613e282951a

  Architecture independent components:

    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/d/debmake/debmake_3.6.10.woody.1_all.deb
      Size/MD5 checksum:    44572 b15c79fd0c73a2d665628092eee19027


  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next update.

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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>

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