Bug#373255: [Pkg-aide-maintainers] Bug#373255: Predictable names in tmp are a security risk

[Marc Haber]

On Sun, Apr 15, 2007 at 03:21:13PM +0200, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
> aide uses a very predictable name in tmp (/tmp/empty/aide.db) with the
> assumption that it will give an error because the file does not exist.
> 
> A malicious user can easily create /tmp/empty and place a dummy db in
> there and thus disrupt or even negate the effect of aide.

How can it disrupt the effect of aide? People are not supposed to
directly call aide without giving a configuration file.

> If you want to force people to configure your package before use then
> please do use something reliably absent.

What do you suggest using?

Greetings
Marc

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