Package: libxml-dt-perl
Version: 0.62-1
Severity: important
Tags: security
The libxml-dt-perl package installs the script "/usr/bin/mkxmltype"
which blindly overwrites the contents of the file:
/tmp/_xml_$$
(Where '$$' corresponds to the PID of the process.)
This is insecure and can allow the truncation of arbitrary files
the user has permission to access.
A similar problem exists in /usr/bin/mkdtskel, again the file
accessed is /tmp/_xml_$$.
Both scripts should be updated to use File::Temp, or similar.
Steve
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