An insecure temporary file usage has been reported in the Perl Config-IniFiles module, possibly allowing symlink attacks.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-perl/Config-IniFiles | * | < 2.710.0 | >= 2.710.0 |
Config-IniFiles is a Perl module for reading .ini-style configuration files.
The Perl Config-IniFiles module uses predicatable temporary file names.
A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All users of the Perl Config-IniFiles module should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/Config-IniFiles-2.710.0"