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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a77b58d395de --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200504-12"> + <title>rsnapshot: Local privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + rsnapshot allows a local user to take ownership of local files, resulting + in privilege escalation. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">rsnapshot</product> + <announced>2005-04-13</announced> + <revised>2007-12-30: 05</revised> + <bug>88681</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-backup/rsnapshot" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">1.1.7</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync, allowing + local and remote systems backups. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The copy_symlink() subroutine in rsnapshot follows symlinks when + changing file ownership, instead of changing the ownership of the + symlink itself. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + Under certain circumstances, local attackers can exploit this + vulnerability to take ownership of arbitrary files, resulting in local + privilege escalation. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + The copy_symlink() subroutine is not called if the cmd_cp parameter has + been enabled. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All rsnapshot users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose app-backup/rsnapshot</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.rsnapshot.org/security/2005/001.html">rsnapshot Security Advisory 001</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1064">CVE-2005-1064</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2005-04-11T07:57:07Z"> + koon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2005-04-11T21:22:40Z"> + lewk + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2005-04-13T08:59:16Z"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |