Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2010-077 - The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that uses this module. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2010:077
https://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : nss_db
Date : April 17, 2010
Affected: 2010.0, Enterprise Server 5.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in nss_db:
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Berkeley DB NSS module (aka
libnss-db) 2.2.3pre1 reads the DB_CONFIG file in the current working
directory, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information
via a symlink attack involving a setgid or setuid application that
uses this module (CVE-2010-0826).
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0826
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2010.0:
fe731e1f872f7a06fef5a1d3e5b608f3 2010.0/i586/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.6.1mdv2010.0.i586.rpm
52035dfcb699e657a5640dea089fd1f8 2010.0/SRPMS/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.6.1mdv2010.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2010.0/X86_64:
4fcc55504d8633eabb9bb38a28efd452 2010.0/x86_64/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.6.1mdv2010.0.x86_64.rpm
52035dfcb699e657a5640dea089fd1f8 2010.0/SRPMS/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.6.1mdv2010.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5:
598dd6ff4118757d9d2930f94486e0bf mes5/i586/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.4.1mdvmes5.1.i586.rpm
194e4cab894286ce36793880ac889db5 mes5/SRPMS/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.4.1mdvmes5.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64:
aaf70dc135560db8ccd17831154ce259 mes5/x86_64/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.4.1mdvmes5.1.x86_64.rpm
194e4cab894286ce36793880ac889db5 mes5/SRPMS/nss_db-2.2.3-0.pre1.4.1mdvmes5.1.src.rpm
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
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