The C handler plug-in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), possibly 2.0.8 and earlier, does not properly set the group (GID) permissions on core dump files for setuid programs when the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option is set to 2, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2012-870:02 advisory.

    Description of problem:
     abrt     abrt is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all     informations needed by maintainer to fix it. It uses plugin system to extend its functionality.
     libreport     Libraries providing API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets like     Bugzilla, ftp, trac, etc...
     btparser     Btparser is a backtrace parser and analyzer, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project     Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the     threads and frames of the backtrace and work with them.
    Btparser also contains some backtrace manipulation and extraction routines:
     it can find a frame in the crash-time backtrace where the program most likely crashed (a chance is that     the function described in that frame is buggy)      it can produce a duplication hash of the backtrace, which helps to discover that two crash-time     backtraces are duplicates, triggered by the same flaw of the code      it can rate the backtrace quality, which depends on the number of frames with and without the function     name known (missing function name is caused by missing debugging symbols)      python-meh     The python-meh package is a python library for handling, saving, and reporting exceptions.
    Security issues fixed with this release:
     CVE-2011-4088     No description available at the time of writing, please use the CVE links below.
     CVE-2012-1106     The C handler plug-in in Automatic Bug Reporting Tool (ABRT), possibly 2.0.8 and earlier, does not     properly set the group (GID) permissions on core dump files for setuid programs when the sysctl     fs.suid_dumpable option is set to 2, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0841 advisory.

    abrt     [2.0.8-6.0.1.el6]
    - Add abrt-oracle-enterprise.patch to be product neutral
    - Remove abrt-plugin-rhtsupport dependency for cli and desktop
    - Make abrt Obsoletes/Provides abrt-plugin-rhtsupprot

    [2.0.8-6]
    - enable plugin services after install rhbz#820515
    - Resolves: #820515

    [2.0.8-5]
    - removed the 'report problem with ABRT btn' rhbz#809587
    - fixed double free
    - fixed ccpp-install man page
    - Resolves: #809587, #796216, #799027

    [2.0.8-4]
    - dont mark reports reported in post-create by mailx as reported
    - Resolves: #803618

    [2.0.8-3]
    - fixed remote crash handling rhbz#800828
    - Resolves: #800828

    [2.0.8-2]
    - updated translation
    - added man page for a-a-analyze-vmcore
    - minor fixes in kernel oops parser
    - Related: #759375

    [2.0.8-1]
    - rebase to the latest upstream
    - partly fixed probles with suided cores
    - fixed confusing message about 'moved copy'
    - properly enable daemons on update from previous version
    - added default config file for mailx
    - cli doesnt depend on python plugin
    - properly init i18n all plugins
    - added missing man page to abrt-cli
    - added warning when user tries to report already reported problem again
    - added vmcores plugin
    - Resolves: #759375, #783450, #773242, #771597, #770357, #751068, #749100, #747624, #727494

    btparser     [0.16-3]
    - Report correct crash_function in the crash sumary       Resolves: rhbz#811147

    [0.16-1]
    - New upstream release       Resolves: #768377

    libreport     [2.0.9-5.0.1.el6]
    - Add oracle-enterprise.patch
    - Remove libreport-plugin-rhtsupport pkg

    [2.0.9-5]
    - rebuild due to rpmdiff
    - Resolves: #823411

    [2.0.9-4]
    - fixed compatibility with bugzilla 4.2
    - Resolves: #823411

    [2.0.9-3]
    - added notify-only option to mailx rhbz#803618
    - Resolves: #803618

    [2.0.9-2]
    - minor fix in debuginfo downloader
    - updated translations
    - Related: #759377

    [2.0.9-1]
    - new upstream release
    - fixed typos in man
    - fixed handling of anaconda-tb file
    - generate valid xml file
    - Resolves: #759377, #758366, #746727

    python-meh     [0.12.1-3]
    - Add dbus-python and libreport to BuildRequires (vpodzime).
      Related: rhbz#796176

    [0.12.1-2]
    - Add %check     unset DISPLAY      section to spec file (vpodzime).
      Resolves: rhbz#796176

    [0.12.1-1]
    - Adapt to new libreport API (vpodzime).
      Resolves: rhbz#769821
    - Add info about environment variables (vpodzime).
      Resolves: rhbz#788577

    [0.11-3]
    - Move 'import rpm' to where its needed to avoid nameserver problems.
      Resolves: rhbz#749330

    [0.11-2]
    - Change dependency to libreport-* (mtoman)       Resolves: rhbz#730924
    - Add abrt-like information to bug reports (vpodzime).
      Resolves: rhbz#728871

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option was set to '2' (it is '0' by default), core dumps of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected data. (CVE-2011-4088)

These updated packages include numerous bug fixes.

All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

Updated abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl fs.suid_dumpable option was set to '2' (it is '0' by default), core dumps of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected data. Note that this fix does not apply to the default configuration, where reports are sent to Red Hat Customer Support. It only takes effect for users sending information to Red Hat Bugzilla. (CVE-2011-4088)

Red Hat would like to thank Jan Iven for reporting CVE-2011-4088.

These updated packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the most significant of these changes.

All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0841 advisory.

    ABRT (Automatic Bug Reporting Tool) is a tool to help users to detect     defects in applications and to create a bug report with all the information     needed by a maintainer to fix it. It uses a plug-in system to extend its     functionality. libreport provides an API for reporting different problems     in applications to different bug targets, such as Bugzilla, FTP, and Trac.

    The btparser utility is a backtrace parser and analyzer library, which     works with backtraces produced by the GNU Project Debugger. It can parse a     text file with a backtrace to a tree of C structures, allowing to analyze     the threads and frames of the backtrace and process them.

    The python-meh package provides a python library for handling exceptions.

    If the C handler plug-in in ABRT was enabled (the abrt-addon-ccpp package     installed and the abrt-ccpp service running), and the sysctl     fs.suid_dumpable option was set to 2 (it is 0 by default), core dumps     of set user ID (setuid) programs were created with insecure group ID     permissions. This could allow local, unprivileged users to obtain sensitive     information from the core dump files of setuid processes they would     otherwise not be able to access. (CVE-2012-1106)

    ABRT did not allow users to easily search the collected crash information     for sensitive data prior to submitting it. This could lead to users     unintentionally exposing sensitive information via the submitted crash     reports. This update adds functionality to search across all the collected     data. Note that this fix does not apply to the default configuration, where     reports are sent to Red Hat Customer Support. It only takes effect for     users sending information to Red Hat Bugzilla. (CVE-2011-4088)

    Red Hat would like to thank Jan Iven for reporting CVE-2011-4088.

    These updated packages include numerous bug fixes. Space precludes     documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed to     the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Technical Notes for information on the     most significant of these changes.

    All users of abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh are advised to     upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
284381	MiracleLinux 4 : abrt-2.0.8-6.0.1.AXS4, btparser-0.16-3.AXS4, libreport-2.0.9-5.0.1.AXS4, python-meh-0.12.1-3.AXS4 (AXSA:2012-870:02)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
68553	Oracle Linux 6 : abrt, / libreport, / btparser, / and / python-meh (ELSA-2012-0841)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
61336	Scientific Linux Security Update : abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120620)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
59924	CentOS 6 : abrt (CESA-2012:0841)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
59589	RHEL 6 : abrt, libreport, btparser, and python-meh (RHSA-2012:0841)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high

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