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Gentoo: GLSA-201408-04 Normal: Catfish Privilege Escalation

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Catfish, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201408-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Catfish: Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: August 13, 2014 Bugs: #502536 ID: 201408-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Catfish, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges. Background ========= Catfish is a versatile file searching tool. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-util/catfish < 1.0.2 > = 1.0.2 Description ========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Catfish. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ===== A local attacker could gain escalated privileges via a specially crafted shared library. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Catfish users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =dev-util/catfish-1.0.2" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2014-2093 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2093 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-2094 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2094 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-2095 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2095 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-2096 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2096 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updatesto it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201408-04 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . Intruders can gain elevated permissions because of various vulnerabilities in Catfish; make sure to upgrade to protect your system.. Catfish Privilege Escalation,Gentoo Security Advisory,Update Catfish. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 13, 2014 Gentoo