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Gentoo: 2014-12-11 High: Multiple Packages Local Escalation Risk

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In December 2014, Gentoo issued GLSA 201412-09 to address critical vulnerabilities in software packages, emphasizing system integrity and prevention against exploits.
This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2012

Summary

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below. Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details. * FMOD Studio * PEAR Mail * LVM2 * GnuCash * xine-lib * Last.fm Scrobbler * WebKitGTK+ * shadow tool suite * PEAR * unixODBC * Resource Agents * mrouted * rsync * XML Security Library * xrdb * Vino * OProfile * syslog-ng * sFlow Toolkit * GNOME Display Manager * libsoup * CA Certificates * Gitolite * QtCreator * Racer

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity code execution package update local escalation

Resolution

All FMOD Studio users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/fmod-4.38.00"
All PEAR Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-Mail-1.2.0"
All LVM2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.72"
All GnuCash users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnucash-2.4.4"
All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.19"
All Last.fm Scrobbler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge -a --oneshot -v ">=media-sound/lastfmplayer-1.5.4.26862-r3"
All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-1.2.7"
All shadow tool suite users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.3"
All PEAR users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-PEAR-1.9.2-r1"
All unixODBC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/unixODBC-2.3.0-r1"
All Resource Agents users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=sys-cluster/resource-agents-1.0.4-r1"
All mrouted users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/mrouted-3.9.5"
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.0.8"
All XML Security Library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/xmlsec-1.2.17"
All xrdb users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.9"
All Vino users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/vino-2.32.2"
All OProfile users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/oprofile-0.9.6-r1"
All syslog-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/syslog-ng-3.2.4"
All sFlow Toolkit users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/sflowtool-3.20"
All GNOME Display Manager users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/gdm-3.8.4-r3"
All libsoup users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libsoup-2.34.3"
All CA Certificates users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-misc/ca-certificates-20110502-r1"
All Gitolite users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/gitolite-1.5.9.1"
All QtCreator users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/qt-creator-2.1.0"
Gentoo has discontinued support for Racer. We recommend that usersunmerge Racer:
# emerge --unmerge "games-sports/racer-bin"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have been available since 2012. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by these issues.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2007-4370 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-4370 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-4023 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4023 [ 3 ] CVE-2009-4111 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-4111 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-0778 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-0778 [ 5 ] CVE-2010-1780 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1780 [ 6 ] CVE-2010-1782 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1782 [ 7 ] CVE-2010-1783 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1783 [ 8 ] CVE-2010-1784 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1784 [ 9 ] CVE-2010-1785 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1785 [ 10 ] CVE-2010-1786 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1786 [ 11 ] CVE-2010-1787 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1787 [ 12 ] CVE-2010-1788 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-1788 [ 13 ] CVE-2010-1790 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-09
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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 2011
Date: December 11, 2014
Bugs: #194151, #294253, #294256, #334087, #344059, #346897,
ID: 201412-09

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity code execution package update local escalation

Synopsis

This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2012. 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 games-sports/racer-bin >= 0.5.0-r1 Vulnerable! 2 media-libs/fmod < 4.38.00 >= 4.38.00 3 dev-php/PEAR-Mail < 1.2.0 >= 1.2.0 4 sys-fs/lvm2 < 2.02.72 >= 2.02.72 5 app-office/gnucash < 2.4.4 >= 2.4.4 6 media-libs/xine-lib < 1.1.19 >= 1.1.19 7 media-sound/lastfmplayer < 1.5.4.26862-r3 >= 1.5.4.26862-r3 8 net-libs/webkit-gtk < 1.2.7 >= 1.2.7 9 sys-apps/shadow < 4.1.4.3 >= 4.1.4.3 10 dev-php/PEAR-PEAR < 1.9.2-r1 >= 1.9.2-r1 11 dev-db/unixODBC < 2.3.0-r1 >= 2.3.0-r1 12 sys-cluster/resource-agents < 1.0.4-r1 >= 1.0.4-r1 13 net-misc/mrouted < 3.9.5 >= 3.9.5 14 net-misc/rsync < 3.0.8 >= 3.0.8 15 dev-libs/xmlsec < 1.2.17 >= 1.2.17 16 x11-apps/xrdb < 1.0.9 >= 1.0.9 17 net-misc/vino < 2.32.2 >= 2.32.2 18 dev-util/oprofile < 0.9.6-r1 >= 0.9.6-r1 19 app-admin/syslog-ng < 3.2.4 >= 3.2.4 20 net-analyzer/sflowtool < 3.20 >= 3.20 21 gnome-base/gdm < 3.8.4-r3 >= 3.8.4-r3 22 net-libs/libsoup < 2.34.3 >= 2.34.3 23 app-misc/ca-certificates < 20110502-r1 >= 20110502-r1 24 dev-vcs/gitolite < 1.5.9.1 >= 1.5.9.1 25 dev-util/qt-creator < 2.1.0 >= 2.1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 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.