Description
javareconf in R 2.7.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
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 | r-base | 2.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | r-base | 2.7.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | r-base | 2.7.2-1 | — |
References
- 30878 vdb-entry
- r-javareconf-symlink(44736) vdb-entry
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core
- [oss-security] 20081030 CVE requests: tempfile issues for aview, mgetty, openoffice, crossfire mailing-list
- http://dev.gentoo.org/~rbu/security/debiantemp/r-base-core-ra
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235770
- http://bugs.debian.org/496418
- 31647 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200809-13 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=496363
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235822
- MDVSA-2008:198 vendor-advisory
- 31996 third-party-advisory