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Severity: Low
Title: Kile: Incorrect backup file permission
Date: November 27, 2006
Bugs: #155613
ID: 200611-21

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Synopsis
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Kile uses default permissions for backup files, potentially leading to
information disclosure.

Background
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Kile is a TeX/LaTeX editor for KDE.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-editors/kile < 1.9.2-r1 >= 1.9.2-r1

Description
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Kile fails to set the same permissions on backup files as on the
original file. This is similar to CVE-2005-1920.

Impact
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A kile user may inadvertently grant access to sensitive information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Kile users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/kile-1.9.2-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2005-1920
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1920

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-21.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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