Devscripts Devel Team devscripts 2.12.0/2.12.1 race condition

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A vulnerability has been found in Devscripts Devel Team devscripts 2.12.0/2.12.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

scripts/annotate-output.sh in devscripts before 2.12.2, as used in rpmdevtools before 8.3, allows local users to modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the temporary (1) standard output or (2) standard error output file.

The weakness was released 09/30/2012 by Jim Meyering with Red Hat as confirmed git commit (GIT Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at git.fedorahosted.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3500 since 06/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74802 (openSUSE Security Update : deb / update-alternatives (openSUSE-SU-2012:1437-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.12.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.fedorahosted.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (78230) and Tenable (74802). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 62490, 62489 and 62488.

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Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 74802
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : deb / update-alternatives (openSUSE-SU-2012:1437-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 72207
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2549-1 (devscripts)
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: devscripts 2.12.1
Patch: git.fedorahosted.org

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1593-1
Researcher: Jim Meyering
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3500 (🔍)
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X-Force: 78230
Vulnerability Center: 36142 - Fedora Project \x27rpmdevtools\x27 and Debian \x27devscripts\x27 Allow to Overwrite Arbitrary Files, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55358 - Multiple Products CVE-2012-3500 Temporary File Handling Security Vulnerability
Secunia: 50600 - Debian update for devscripts, Less Critical

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Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 12/14/2021 14:42
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (63), 04/17/2017 10:53 (16), 12/14/2021 14:40 (3), 12/14/2021 14:42 (1)
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