Uočena je sigurnosna ranjivost programskog paketa Keepalived koja lokalnim napadačima omogućuje izvođenje DoS napada.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201207-07
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Keepalived: Denial of Service
     Date: July 09, 2012
     Bugs: #371469
       ID: 201207-07

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Synopsis
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Keepalived uses world-writable PID files, allowing a local attacker to
kill arbitrary processes.

Background
==========

Keepalived is a strong & robust keepalive facility to the Linux Virtual
Server project.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-cluster/keepalived      < 1.2.2-r3               >= 1.2.2-r3

Description
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The "pidfile_write()" function in pidfile.c in Keepalived writes PID
files with insecure permissions.

Impact
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A local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service of arbitrary
processes.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Keepalived users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=sys-cluster/keepalived-1.2.2-r3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1784
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1784

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201207-07.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
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License
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Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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