Description
PADL MigrationTools 46, when a failure occurs, stores contents of /etc/shadow in a world-readable /tmp/nis.$$.ldif file, and possibly other sensitive information in other temporary files, which are not properly managed by (1) migrate_all_online.sh, (2) migrate_all_offline.sh, (3) migrate_all_netinfo_online.sh, (4) migrate_all_netinfo_offline.sh, (5) migrate_all_nis_online.sh, (6) migrate_all_nis_offline.sh, (7) migrate_all_nisplus_online.sh, and (8) migrate_all_nisplus_offline.sh.
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 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | migrationtools | 46-2.1 | — |
References
- 20839 vdb-entry
- 17530 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2005-2427 vdb-entry
- migrationtools-nisldif-info-disclosure(42335) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=338920