Description
Race condition in bzip2 1.0.2 and earlier allows local users to modify permissions of arbitrary files via a hard link attack on a file while it is being decompressed, whose permissions are changed by bzip2 after the decompression is complete.
Affected products
- bzip / bzip20.9 – 0.9
- bzip / bzip20.9.5_a – 0.9.5_a
- bzip / bzip20.9.5_b – 0.9.5_b
- bzip / bzip20.9.5_c – 0.9.5_c
- bzip / bzip20.9.5_d – 0.9.5_d
- bzip / bzip20.9_a – 0.9_a
- bzip / bzip20.9_b – 0.9_b
- bzip / bzip20.9_c – 0.9_c
- bzip / bzip21.0 – 1.0
- bzip / bzip21.0.1 – 1.0.1
- bzip / bzip21.0.2 – 1.0.2
References
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1154
- MISChttp://www.fedoralegacy.org/updates/FC2/2005-11-14-FLSA_2005_158801__Updated_bzip2_packages_fix_security_issues.html
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
- VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2008-004.txt.asc
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19926
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-730
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.002.html
- MISChttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10902
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27274
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456430/30/8730/threaded
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200191-1
- MAILING_LISThttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3525
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29940
- VENDOR_ADVISORYftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060301-01.U.asc
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/27643
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12954
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/19183
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:026
- MISChttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-474.html
- MISChttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
- MAILING_LISThttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111229375217633&w=2
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103118-1