[Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#294128: marked as done (alsa-utils: Concerns due to unsafe /tmp usage in alsaconf)
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Subject: alsa-utils: Concerns due to unsafe /tmp usage in alsaconf
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Package: alsa-utils
Version: 1.0.8-1
Priority: important
Tags: security upstream
While doing a security audit review of Debian packages for unsafe usage of=
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/tmp I've found this in alsa-utils' alsaconf:
CARDID_DB=3D/var/tmp/alsaconf.cards
if [ ! -r $CARDID_DB ]; then
use_modinfo_db=3D1
fi
(...)
if [ $use_modinfo_db =3D 1 ]; then
xecho "Building card database.."
build_card_db $CARDID_DB
fi
build_card_db is a function in alsaconf that starts like this:
build_card_db () {
MODDIR=3D/lib/modules/`uname -r`
last_driver=3D""
echo -n > $1
(...)
This code is prone to a race condition since the CARDID_DB file is not=20
created inmediately, but created later on. Since alsaconf can only be used=
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by root this means that a rogue local user could have root overwrite any=20
files through a symlink attack by exploiting that race condition. Notice,=
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also, that the test for CARDID_DB is [ -r ] when it should really be [ -e ]
I'm not sure how to best fix this (since CARDID_DB seems to be created=20
under /var/tmp so it's not removed after reboots) but it looks like it=20
should, at least, check if the file exists and create it inmediately=20
afterwards. Also, the script should use the 'noclobber' and -e options for=
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additional safety.
Regards
Javier
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Subject: Bug#294128: fixed in alsa-utils 1.0.8-3
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Source: alsa-utils
Source-Version: 1.0.8-3
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
alsa-utils, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.diff.gz
to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.diff.gz
alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.dsc
to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.dsc
alsa-utils_1.0.8-3_i386.deb
to pool/main/a/alsa-utils/alsa-utils_1.0.8-3_i386.deb
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 294128@bugs.debian.org,
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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:38:24 +0100
Source: alsa-utils
Binary: alsa-utils
Architecture: source i386
Version: 1.0.8-3
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian ALSA Maintainers <pkg-alsa-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Jordi Mallach <jordi@debian.org>
Description:
alsa-utils - ALSA utilities
Closes: 294128
Changes:
alsa-utils (1.0.8-3) unstable; urgency=low
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* Thomas Hood
- 20_alsaconf_safe_tmp:
Generate card database temporary file safely and only run in
"modinfo" mode (Closes: #294128)
Files:
7058d68480b2eb2f31d43ffc96552364 830 sound optional alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.dsc
096227268eeffd2c7255ba506eda0b67 13866 sound optional alsa-utils_1.0.8-3.diff.gz
074e6bc3e6bb1f7631c4b43790989682 145902 sound optional alsa-utils_1.0.8-3_i386.deb
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