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ChironFS File Creation Incorrect Ownership Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26943
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Release Date:
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2007-09-24
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Last Update:
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2007-09-28
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Popularity:
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2,768 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ChironFS 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-5101
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in ChironFS, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
The vulnerability is caused due to ChironFS not correctly setting the file ownership if a user created files on a ChironFS file system that was mounted by another user, which can be exploited to e.g. gain escalated privileges by creating malicious files.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 1.0 RC7.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0 RC7.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Neal Becker
Changelog:
2007-09-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://code.google.com/p/chironfs/issues/detail?id=6
http://furquim.org/chironfs/Changelog.html
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