gypsy 0.8 does not properly restrict the files that can be read while running with root privileges, which allows local users to read otherwise restricted files via unspecified vectors.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsy | Iain | 0.8 (including) | 0.8 (including) |
| Gypsy | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Gypsy | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Gypsy | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Gypsy | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
References
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49991
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/gypsy/commit/?id=40101707cddb319481133b2a137294b6b669bd16
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106919.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/106927.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/107020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00034.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49991
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/24/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/25/10
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33431
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gypsy/+bug/690323