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Gentoo: GLSA-201412-10 High: Multiple Packages Security Threats

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Calendar Grey December 12, 2014
Scroller Gentoo
Addressing weaknesses in multiple Gentoo software packages that pose significant security threats while recommending updates for users.
This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2013

Summary

Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below. Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details. * EGroupware * VTE * Layer Four Traceroute (LFT) * Suhosin * Slock * Ganglia * Jabber to GaduGadu Gateway

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution high remote code package management local escalation

Resolution

All EGroupware users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=www-apps/egroupware-1.8.004.20120613"
All VTE 0.32 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/vte-0.32.2"
All VTE 0.28 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-libs/vte-0.28.2-r204"
All Layer Four Traceroute users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/lft-3.33"
All Suhosin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/suhosin-0.9.33"
All Slock users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/slock-1.0"
All Ganglia users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/ganglia-3.3.7"
All Jabber to GaduGadu Gateway users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-im/gg-transport-2.2.4"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have been available since 2013. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by these issues.

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2008-4776 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4776 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2713 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2713 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-3313 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3313 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-3314 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-3314 [ 5 ] CVE-2011-0765 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-0765 [ 6 ] CVE-2011-2198 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2198 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-0807 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0807 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-0808 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0808 [ 9 ] CVE-2012-1620 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1620 [ 10 ] CVE-2012-2738 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2738 [ 11 ] CVE-2012-3448 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3448

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-10
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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 2012
Date: December 11, 2014
Bugs: #284536, #300903, #334475, #358787, #371320, #372905,
ID: 201412-10

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution high remote code package management local escalation

Synopsis

This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2013. 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 www-apps/egroupware < 1.8.004.20120613 >= 1.8.004.20120613 2 x11-libs/vte < 0.32.2 >= 0.32.2 *>= 0.28.2-r204 *>= 0.28.2-r206 3 net-analyzer/lft < 3.33 >= 3.33 4 dev-php/suhosin < 0.9.33 >= 0.9.33 5 x11-misc/slock < 1.0 >= 1.0 6 sys-cluster/ganglia < 3.3.7 >= 3.3.7 7 net-im/gg-transport < 2.2.4 >= 2.2.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 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 is no known workaround at this time.