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Gentoo: 201206-26 High: RPM Privilege Escalation and Code Execution

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2012
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Repeated RPM vulnerabilities in Gentoo could lead to unauthorized access or malicious execution. Update promptly to enhance security!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, possibly allowing local attackers to gain elevated privileges or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM: * fsm.c fails to properly strip setuid and setgid bits from executable files during a package upgrade (CVE-2010-2059). * RPM does not properly parse spec files (CVE-2010-2197). * fsm.c fails to properly strip POSIX file capabilities from executable files during a package upgrade or removal (CVE-2010-2198). * fsm.c fails to properly strip POSIX ACLs from executable files during a package upgrade or removal (CVE-2010-2199). * header.c does not properly parse region offsets in package files (CVE-2011-3378). * RPM does not properly sanitize region tags in package headers (CVE-2012-0060). * RPM does not properly sanitize region sizes in package headers (CVE-2012-0061). * RPM does not properly sanitize region offsets in package headers(CVE-2012-0815).

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo code execution privilege escalation remote attack rpm

Resolution

All RPM users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/rpm-4.9.1.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2059 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2059 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2197 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2197 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-2198 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2198 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-2199 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2199 [ 5 ] CVE-2011-3378 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3378 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-0060 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0060 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-0061 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0061 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-0815 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0815

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-26
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Concerns

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.

Severity: High
Title: RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 24, 2012
Bugs: #335880, #384967, #410949
ID: 201206-26

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM, possibly allowing local attackers to gain elevated privileges or remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

The Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) is a command line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-arch/rpm < 4.9.1.3 >= 4.9.1.3

Impact

===== A local attacker may be able to gain elevated privileges. Furthermore, a remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted RPM package, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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