SB2014052208 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ldns (Alpine package)



SB2014052208 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in ldns (Alpine package)

Published: May 22, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014052208
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3209)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The ldns-keygen tool in ldns 1.6.x uses the current umask to set the privileges of the private key, which might allow local users to obtain the private key by reading the file.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.