[ GLSA 200807-10 ] Bacula: Information disclosure

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Bacula: Information disclosure (GLSA 200807-10)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: July 21, 2008
Bug(s): #196834
ID: 200807-10

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Bacula may allow local attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Background

Bacula is a network based backup suite.

Affected Packages

Package: app-backup/bacula
Vulnerable: < 2.4.1
Unaffected: >= 2.4.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Matthijs Kooijman reported that the "make_catalog_backup" script uses the MySQL password as a command line argument when invoking other programs.

Impact

A local attacker could list the processes on the local machine when the script is running to obtain the MySQL password. Note: The password could also be disclosed via network sniffing attacks when the script fails, in which case it would be sent via cleartext e-mail.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

A warning about this issue has been added in version 2.4.1, but the issue is still unfixed. We advise not to use the make_catalog_backup script, but to put all MySQL parameters into a dedicated file readable only by the user running Bacula.

References

CVE-2007-5626