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Package: courier-authlib
Severity: grave
Tags: security
Hi,
The following CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id was
published for libtool. I have determined that this package embeds a
vulnerable copy of the libtool source code. However, since this is a
mass bug filing (due to so many packages embedding libtool), I have not
had time to determine whether the vulnerable code is actually present
in any of the binary packages. Please determine whether this is the
case. If the package is not affected, please feel free to close the bug
with a message containing the details of what you did to check.
CVE-2009-3736[0]:
| ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b,
| attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which
| allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
Note that this problem also affects etch and lenny, so if your package
is affected, please coordinate with the security team to release the
DSA for the affected packages.
If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE id in your changelog entry.
For further information see:
[0] http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3736
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3736
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On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 10:38:38AM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 07, 2009 at 08:56:07AM +0100, Stefan Hornburg (Racke) wrote:
> > >CVE-2009-3736[0]:
> > >| ltdl.c in libltdl in GNU Libtool 1.5.x, and 2.2.6 before 2.2.6b,
> > >| attempts to open a .la file in the current working directory, which
> > >| allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.
>
> > >Note that this problem also affects etch and lenny, so if your package
> > >is affected, please coordinate with the security team to release the
> > >DSA for the affected packages.
>
> > >If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
> > >CVE id in your changelog entry.
>
> > Is there a patch available for the vulnerability?
>
> The patch is to not use embedded copies of libltdl, we have a system libltdl
> that all packages should be using.
>
> It appears that courier-authlib is already doing this.
This is the case even in Etch, closing.
Cheers,
Moritz
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