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| author |   Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2017-10-08 09:34:59 -0400 |
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| committer | Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org> | 2017-10-08 09:34:59 -0400 |
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diff --git a/glsa-201710-04.xml b/glsa-201710-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a6ad46e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201710-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201710-04"> + <title>sudo: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in sudo allows local users to gain root privileges.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">sudo</product> + <announced>2017-10-08</announced> + <revised>2017-10-08: 1</revised> + <bug>620482</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/sudo" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.8.20_p2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.8.20_p2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>sudo (su “do”) allows a system administrator to delegate authority + to give certain users (or groups of users) the ability to run some (or + all) commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of + the commands and their arguments. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>The fix present in app-admin/sudo-1.8.20_p1 (GLSA 201705-15) was + incomplete as it did not address the problem of a command with a newline + in the name. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could execute arbitrary code with root privileges.</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-1.8.20_p2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-1000368"> + CVE-2017-1000368 + </uri> + <uri link="https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-15">GLSA 201705-15</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-10-05T18:00:01Z">chrisadr</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-10-08T13:34:25Z">chrisadr</metadata> +</glsa> |