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authorV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2018-05-04 11:22:40 +0100
committerV3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org>2018-05-04 11:22:40 +0100
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
+<glsa id="201805-01">
+ <title>hesiod: Root privilege escalation </title>
+ <synopsis>A vulnerability was discovered in hesiod which may allow remote
+ attackers to gain root privileges.
+ </synopsis>
+ <product type="ebuild">hesiod</product>
+ <announced>2018-05-02</announced>
+ <revised count="1">2018-05-02</revised>
+ <bug>606652</bug>
+ <access>local, remote</access>
+ <affected>
+ <package name="net-dns/hesiod" auto="yes" arch="*">
+ <vulnerable range="le">3.1.0</vulnerable>
+ </package>
+ </affected>
+ <background>
+ <p>DNS functionality to access to DB of information that changes
+ infrequently.
+ </p>
+ </background>
+ <description>
+ <p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in hesiod that have
+ remained unaddressed. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for
+ details.
+ </p>
+ </description>
+ <impact type="normal">
+ <p>A remote or local attacker may be able to escalate privileges to root.</p>
+ </impact>
+ <workaround>
+ <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
+ </workaround>
+ <resolution>
+ <p>Gentoo has discontinued support for hesiod and recommends that users
+ unmerge the package:
+ </p>
+
+ <code>
+ # emerge --unmerge "net-dns/hesiod"
+ </code>
+ </resolution>
+ <references>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10151">CVE-2016-10151</uri>
+ <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10152">CVE-2016-10152</uri>
+ </references>
+ <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-04-29T17:50:36Z">b-man</metadata>
+ <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-05-02T23:52:01Z">b-man</metadata>
+</glsa>