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Gentoo: GLSA-201412-08 High Severity Local Escalation and Remote Execution

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Numerous security flaws in Gentoo addressed through updates to various software packages. Critical for ensuring overall system protection.
This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2011

Summary

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below. Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details. * Insight * Perl Tk Module * Source-Navigator * Tk * Partimage * Mlmmj * acl * Xinit * gzip * ncompress * liblzw * splashutils * GNU M4 * KDE Display Manager * GTK+ * KGet * dvipng * Beanstalk * Policy Mount * pam_krb5 * GNU gv * LFTP * Uzbl * Slim * Bitdefender Console * iputils * DVBStreamer

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity remote execution gentoo linux local escalation multiple packages

Resolution

All Insight users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/insight-6.7.1-r1"
All Perl Tk Module users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/perl-tk-804.028-r2"
All Source-Navigator users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/sourcenav-5.1.4"
All Tk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/tk-8.4.18-r1"
All Partimage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-block/partimage-0.6.8"
All Mlmmj users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mlmmj-1.2.17.1"
All acl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/acl-2.2.49"
All Xinit users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-apps/xinit-1.2.0-r4"
All gzip users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/gzip-1.4"
All ncompress users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/ncompress-4.2.4.3"
All liblzw users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/liblzw-0.2"
All splashutils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/splashutils-1.5.4.3-r3"
All GNU M4 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-devel/m4-1.4.14-r1"
All KDE Display Manager users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdm-4.3.5-r1"
All GTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/gtk+-2.18.7"
All KGet 4.3 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kget-4.3.5-r1"
All dvipng users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/dvipng-1.13"
All Beanstalk users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/beanstalkd-1.4.6"
All Policy Mount users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/pmount-0.9.23"
All pam_krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-auth/pam_krb5-4.3"
All GNU gv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/gv-3.7.1"
All LFTP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-ftp/lftp-4.0.6"
All Uzbl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/uzbl-2010.08.05"
All Slim users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/slim-1.3.2"
All iputils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/iputils-20100418"
All DVBStreamer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-tv/dvbstreamer-1.1-r1"
Gentoo has discontinued support for Bitdefender Console. We recommend that users unmerge Bitdefender Console:
# emerge --unmerge "app-antivirus/bitdefender-console"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have been available since 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by these issues.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2006-3005 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2006-3005 [ 2 ] CVE-2007-2741 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-2741 [ 3 ] CVE-2008-0553 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0553 [ 4 ] CVE-2008-1382 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-1382 [ 5 ] CVE-2008-5907 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-5907 [ 6 ] CVE-2008-6218 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-6218 [ 7 ] CVE-2008-6661 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-6661 [ 8 ] CVE-2009-0040 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0040 [ 9 ] CVE-2009-0360 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0360 [ 10 ] CVE-2009-0361 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0361 [ 11 ] CVE-2009-0946 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0946 [ 12 ] CVE-2009-2042 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-2042 [ 13 ] CVE-2009-2624 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

Read the Full Advisory

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-08
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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: Multiple packages, Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2010
Date: December 11, 2014
Bugs: #159556, #208464, #253822, #259968, #298067, #300375,
ID: 201412-08

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory high severity remote execution gentoo linux local escalation multiple packages

Synopsis

This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2011. The worst of these vulnerabilities could lead to local privilege escalation and remote code execution. Please see the package list and CVE identifiers below for more information.

Background

For more information on the packages listed in this GLSA, please see their homepage referenced in the ebuild.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-util/insight < 6.7.1-r1 >= 6.7.1-r1 2 dev-perl/perl-tk < 804.028-r2 >= 804.028-r2 3 dev-util/sourcenav < 5.1.4 >= 5.1.4 4 dev-lang/tk < 8.4.18-r1 >= 8.4.18-r1 5 sys-block/partimage < 0.6.8 >= 0.6.8 6 app-antivirus/bitdefender-console <= 7.1 Vulnerable! 7 net-mail/mlmmj < 1.2.17.1 >= 1.2.17.1 8 sys-apps/acl < 2.2.49 >= 2.2.49 9 x11-apps/xinit < 1.2.0-r4 >= 1.2.0-r4 10 app-arch/gzip < 1.4 >= 1.4 11 app-arch/ncompress < 4.2.4.3 >= 4.2.4.3 12 dev-libs/liblzw < 0.2 >= 0.2 13 media-gfx/splashutils < 1.5.4.3-r3 >= 1.5.4.3-r3 14 sys-devel/m4 < 1.4.14-r1 >= 1.4.14-r1 15 kde-base/kdm < 4.3.5-r1 >= 4.3.5-r1 16 x11-libs/gtk+ < 2.18.7 >= 2.18.7 17 kde-base/kget < 4.3.5-r1 >= 4.3.5-r1 18 app-text/dvipng < 1.13 >= 1.13 19 app-misc/beanstalkd < 1.4.6 >= 1.4.6 20 sys-apps/pmount < 0.9.23 >= 0.9.23 21 sys-auth/pam_krb5 < 4.3 >= 4.3 22 app-text/gv < 3.7.1 >= 3.7.1 23 net-ftp/lftp < 4.0.6 >= 4.0.6 24 www-client/uzbl < 2010.08.05 >= 2010.08.05 25 x11-misc/slim < 1.3.2 >= 1.3.2 26 net-misc/iputils < 20100418 >= 20100418 27 media-tv/dvbstreamer < 1.1-r1 >= 1.1-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate to another package if one is available or wait for the existing packages to be marked stable by their architecture maintainers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 affected packages

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, obtain sensitive information, or otherwise bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There are no known workarounds at this time.