Gentoo: GLSA-201206-36 High: Logrotate Command Execution Risk
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June 25, 2012
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in logrotate, which could lead to arbitrary system command execution.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in logrotate. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All logrotate users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/logrotate-3.8.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1098 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1098 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-1154 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1154 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-1155 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1155 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-1549 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1549
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201206-36
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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.
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Severity: High
Title: logrotate: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 25, 2012
Bugs: #356811, #372973
ID: 201206-36
Background
logrotate rotates, compresses, and mails system logs.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/logrotate < 3.8.0 >= 3.8.0
Impact
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A local attacker could use this flaw to truncate arbitrary system file,
to change file owner or mode on arbitrary system files, to conduct
symlink attacks and send arbitrary system files, to execute arbitrary
system commands, to cause abort in subsequent logrotate runs, to
disclose sensitive information, to execute arbitrary code or cause a
Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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