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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 200512-07
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  Severity: Low
     Title: OpenLDAP, Gauche: RUNPATH issues
      Date: December 15, 2005
      Bugs: #105380, #112577
        ID: 200512-07

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Synopsis
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OpenLDAP and Gauche suffer from RUNPATH issues that may allow users in
the "portage" group to escalate privileges.

Background
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OpenLDAP is a suite of LDAP-related application and development tools.
Gauche is an R5RS Scheme interpreter.

Affected packages
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     Package           /   Vulnerable   /                   Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-nds/openldap      < 2.2.28-r3                    >= 2.2.28-r3
                                                         *>= 2.1.30-r6
  2  dev-lang/gauche       < 0.8.6-r1                      >= 0.8.6-r1
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     2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
    -------------------------------------------------------------------

Description
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Gentoo packaging for OpenLDAP and Gauche may introduce insecure paths
into the list of directories that are searched for libraries at
runtime.

Impact
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A local attacker, who is a member of the "portage" group, could create
a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory that
would be loaded at runtime by a dependent binary, potentially resulting
in privilege escalation.

Workaround
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Only grant "portage" group rights to trusted users.

Resolution
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All OpenLDAP users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose net-nds/openldap

All Gauche users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/gauche-0.8.6-r1"

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200512-07

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org/.

License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/