1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200809-13 / R |
| Release Date | September 22, 2008 |
| Latest Revision | September 22, 2008: 01 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| dev-lang/R | < 2.7.1 | >= 2.7.1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #235822
R is vulnerable to symlink attacks due to an insecure usage of temporary files.
R is a GPL licensed implementation of S, a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.
Dmitry E. Oboukhov reported that the "javareconf" script uses temporary files in an insecure manner.
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All R users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/R-2.7.1" |