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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-2473: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2011

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2011-2473: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2011

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
06/09/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The do_dump_data function in utils/opcontrol in OProfile 0.9.6 and earlier might allow local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted --session-dir argument in conjunction with a symlink attack on the opd_pipe file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1760.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-admin-syslog-ng
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-misc-ca-certificates
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-office-gnucash
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-db-unixodbc
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-xmlsec
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-php-pear-mail
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-php-pear-pear
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-util-oprofile
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-util-qt-creator
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-vcs-gitolite
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-games-sports-racer-bin
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-gnome-base-gdm
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-fmod
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-libs-xine-lib
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-media-sound-lastfmplayer
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-sflowtool
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-libsoup
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-webkit-gtk
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-mrouted
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-rsync
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-misc-vino
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-apps-shadow
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-cluster-resource-agents
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-sys-fs-lvm2
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-x11-apps-xrdb

References

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