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| author |   Christopher Díaz Riveros <chrisadr@gentoo.org> | 2017-11-12 17:30:37 -0500 |
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| committer | Christopher Díaz Riveros <chrisadr@gentoo.org> | 2017-11-12 17:30:37 -0500 |
| commit | 9502baaf73c68f94d63b0b9bbf5e376ad37eaf22 (patch) | |
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Added GLSA 201711-11: VDE: Privilege escalation
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diff --git a/glsa-201711-11.xml b/glsa-201711-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..edc046f0 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201711-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201711-11"> + <title>VDE: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability was discovered in VDE which may allow local users + to gain root privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">vde</product> + <announced>2017-11-12</announced> + <revised>2017-11-12: 1</revised> + <bug>603382</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/vde" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.3.2-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.3.2-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>VDE is an ethernet compliant virtual network that can be spawned over a + set of physical computer over the Internet. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that Gentoo’s default VDE installation suffered from + a privilege escalation vulnerability in the init script. This script + calls an unsafe ‘chown’ command which gives members from “qemu” + group root privileges. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local attacker could escalate privileges to root.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All VDE users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/vde-2.3.2-r4" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-16638"> + CVE-2017-16638 + </uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-11-07T14:12:38Z">chrisadr</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-11-12T22:28:58Z">chrisadr</metadata> +</glsa> |