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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3c8ce1090688 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201009-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201009-03"> + <title>sudo: Privilege Escalation</title> + <synopsis> + The secure path feature and group handling in sudo allow local attackers to + escalate privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sudo</product> + <announced>2010-09-07</announced> + <revised>2010-09-07: 01</revised> + <bug>322517</bug> + <bug>335381</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/sudo" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.7.4_p3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.7.4_p3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + sudo allows a system administrator to give users the ability to run + commands as other users. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in sudo: + </p> + <ul> + <li>Evan + Broder and Anders Kaseorg of Ksplice, Inc. reported that the sudo + 'secure path' feature does not properly handle multiple PATH variables + (CVE-2010-1646).</li> + <li>Markus Wuethrich of Swiss Post reported that + sudo fails to restrict access when using Runas groups and the group + (-g) command line option (CVE-2010-2956).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to gain the + ability to run certain commands with the privileges of other users, + including root, depending on the configuration. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All sudo users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/sudo-1.7.4_p3-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-1646">CVE-2010-1646</uri> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2956">CVE-2010-2956</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2010-06-13T19:16:17Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2010-06-13T19:16:52Z"> + vorlon + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2010-09-07T11:40:54Z"> + a3li + </metadata> +</glsa> |