[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200807-10 ] Bacula: Information disclosure

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200807-10

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: Bacula: Information disclosure

Date: July 21, 2008

Bugs: #196834

ID: 200807-10

 

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Synopsis

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A vulnerability in Bacula may allow local attackers to obtain sensitive

information.

 

Background

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Bacula is a network based backup suite.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 app-backup/bacula < 2.4.1 >= 2.4.1

 

Description

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Matthijs Kooijman reported that the "make_catalog_backup" script uses

the MySQL password as a command line argument when invoking other

programs.

 

Impact

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A local attacker could list the processes on the local machine when the

script is running to obtain the MySQL password. Note: The password

could also be disclosed via network sniffing attacks when the script

fails, in which case it would be sent via cleartext e-mail.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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A warning about this issue has been added in version 2.4.1, but the

issue is still unfixed. We advise not to use the make_catalog_backup

script, but to put all MySQL parameters into a dedicated file readable

only by the user running Bacula.

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-5626

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5626

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200807-10.xml

 

Concerns?

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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the

confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost

importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to

security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

http://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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