[ALSA-2020:4687] Moderate: oddjob security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2020-11-03
Description:
The oddjob packages contain a D-Bus service which performs particular tasks for clients which connect to it and issue requests using the system-wide message bus. The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: oddjob (0.34.5). (BZ#1833289) Security Fix(es): * oddjob: race condition in oddjob_selinux_mkdir function in mkhomedir.c can lead to symlink attack (CVE-2020-10737) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
References:
Updated packages:
  • oddjob-0.34.5-3.el8.x86_64.rpm
  • oddjob-mkhomedir-0.34.5-3.el8.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.