Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-253 - CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the ClientNameAlias function, which allows remote authenticated users to read and write sensitive files by modifying ClientNameAlias to match another system, then initiating a backup or restore. This update provides a fix for this vulnerability.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:253
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : backuppc
Date : October 1, 2009
Affected: Enterprise Server 5.0
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Problem Description:
A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in backuppc:
CgiUserConfigEdit in BackupPC 3.1.0, when SSH keys and Rsync are in
use in a multi-user environment, does not restrict users from the
ClientNameAlias function, which allows remote authenticated users to
read and write sensitive files by modifying ClientNameAlias to match
another system, then initiating a backup or restore (CVE-2009-3369).
This update provides a fix for this vulnerability.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3369
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5:
25edbc4c4a61aa034e090e6cb706f322 mes5/i586/backuppc-3.1.0-7.1mdvmes5.noarch.rpm
99e10439faaf116a1195c2fa1e926109 mes5/SRPMS/backuppc-3.1.0-7.1mdvmes5.src.rpm
Mandriva Enterprise Server 5/X86_64:
38bfc11aa57f6dc67715d58eeddad8ad mes5/x86_64/backuppc-3.1.0-7.1mdvmes5.noarch.rpm
99e10439faaf116a1195c2fa1e926109 mes5/SRPMS/backuppc-3.1.0-7.1mdvmes5.src.rpm
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