From 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: V3n3RiX Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2017 18:53:29 +0100 Subject: reinit the tree, so we can have metadata --- metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 62 insertions(+) create mode 100644 metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml (limited to 'metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml') diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5fb393984057 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200903-24.xml @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ + + + + Shadow: Privilege escalation + + An insecure temporary file usage in Shadow may allow local users to gain + root privileges. + + shadow + 2009-03-10 + 2009-03-10: 01 + 251320 + local + + + 4.1.2.2 + 4.1.2.2 + + + +

+ Shadow is a set of tools to deal with user accounts. +

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+ Paul Szabo reported a race condition in the "login" executable when + setting up tty permissions. +

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+ A local attacker belonging to the "utmp" group could use symlink + attacks to overwrite arbitrary files and possibly gain root privileges. +

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+ There is no known workaround at this time. +

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+ All Shadow users should upgrade to the latest version: +

+ + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/shadow-4.1.2.2" +
+ + CVE-2008-5394 + + + craig + + + p-y + + + p-y + +
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