Description
make_catalog_backup in Bacula 2.2.5, and probably earlier, sends a MySQL password as a command line argument, and sometimes transmits cleartext e-mail containing this command line, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain the password by listing the process and its arguments, or by sniffing the network.
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 | bacula | 5.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | bacula | 5.0.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | bacula | 5.0.0-1 | — |
References
- bacula-makecatalogbackup-info-disclosure(37336) vdb-entry
- GLSA-200807-10 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.bacula.org/view.php?id=990
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=446809
- ADV-2007-3572 vdb-entry
- 27243 third-party-advisory
- 41861 vdb-entry
- 26156 vdb-entry
- 31184 third-party-advisory