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diff --git a/glsa-200802-07.xml b/glsa-200802-07.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0c4e2f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200802-07.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200802-07"> + <title>Pulseaudio: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in pulseaudio may allow a local user to execute actions + with escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pulseaudio</product> + <announced>February 13, 2008</announced> + <revised>February 13, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>207214</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="media-sound/pulseaudio" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.9.9</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.9.9</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Pulseaudio is a networked sound server with an advanced plugin system. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Marcus Meissner from SUSE reported that the pa_drop_root() function + does not properly check the return value of the system calls setuid(), + seteuid(), setresuid() and setreuid() when dropping its privileges. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could cause a resource exhaustion to make the system + calls fail, which would cause Pulseaudio to run as root. The attacker + could then perform actions with root privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Pulseaudio users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/pulseaudio-0.9.9"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0008">CVE-2008-0008</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:33:13 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:33:32 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:35:58 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |