bugdavfs2 - Bugs: bug #40034, Unsecure use of system()

 
 

bug #40034: Unsecure use of system()

Submitter:  - <_71007>
Submitted:  Sun 15 Sep 2013 03:59:22 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  None Severity:  6 - Security
Item Group:  None Status:  Fixed
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  _71007
Open/Closed:  Closed
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Wed 12 Mar 2014 04:58:43 PM UTC, comment #2: 

Fixed in CVS branch MAIN and branch rel-1-4-6

- <_71007>
Wed 25 Sep 2013 06:46:24 PM UTC, comment #1: 

There was a stupid error in patchfile davfs2-1.4.6-system.diff. It has been replaced by davfs2-1.4.6-system-2.diff.

Werner


(file #29212, file #29213)

- <_71007>
Sun 15 Sep 2013 03:59:22 PM UTC, original submission:  

davfs2 calls the function system() several times. When installed setuid root this may allow for privilege escalation.

The patches will fix this vulnerability for versions 1.4.6 and 1.4.7.

As a side effect davfs2 will no longer try to insert needed kernel modules or create the device special files /dev/fuse or /dev/codaX. So you have to make sure that one of these devices exists before mounting a davfs2 file system. On most systems /dev/fuse should exist by default.

Werner

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file #29213:  davfs2-1.4.6-system-2.diff.sig added by _71007 (72B - application/octet-stream)
file #29212:  davfs2-1.4.6-system-2.diff added by _71007 (4KiB - application/octet-stream)
file #29142:  davfs2-1.4.7-system.diff added by _71007 (5KiB - application/octet-stream)
file #29144:  davfs2-1.4.7-system.diff.sig added by _71007 (72B - application/octet-stream)

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2014-04-22 _71007 Open/ClosedOpen Closed
    2014-03-12 _71007 StatusConfirmed Fixed
    2013-09-25 _71007 Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.6-system-2.diff, #29212
        Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.6-system-2.diff.sig, #29213
    2013-09-25 _71007 Attached File#29143 Removed
    2013-09-25 _71007 Attached File#29141 Removed
    2013-09-15 _71007 Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.6-system.diff, #29141
        Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.7-system.diff, #29142
        Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.6-system.diff.sig, #29143
        Attached File- Added davfs2-1.4.7-system.diff.sig, #29144

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