Debian: DSA-2945-1 Moderate: Chkrootkit Local Access Threat
debian
June 3, 2014
Thomas Stangner discovered a vulnerability in chkrootkit, a rootkit detector, which may allow local attackers to gain root access when /tmp is mounted without the noexec option
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Summary
Thomas Stangner discovered a vulnerability in chkrootkit, a rootkit
detector, which may allow local attackers to gain root access when /tmp
is mounted without the noexec option.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.49-4.1+deb7u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.49-5.
We recommend that you upgrade your chkrootkit packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: chkrootkit
CVE ID: CVE-2014-0476
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