Description
HylaFax 4.2.1 and earlier does not create or verify ownership of the UNIX domain socket, which might allow local users to read faxes and cause a denial of service by creating the socket using the hyla.unix temporary file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | hylafax | 1:4.2.2+rc1 | — |
| Debian 13 | hylafax | 1:4.2.2+rc1 | — |
| Debian 12 | hylafax | 1:4.2.2+rc1 | — |
References
- 15043 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2005:177 vendor-advisory
- 17107 third-party-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=329384