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Gentoo: GLSA-202006-12 High: GNU Mailutils Privilege Escalation

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailutils allowing privilege escalation.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202006-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: GNU Mailutils: Privilege escalation Date: June 13, 2020 Bugs: #700806 ID: 202006-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailutils allowing privilege escalation. Background ========= The GNU Mailutils are a collection of mail-related utilities, including an IMAP4 server (imap4d). Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-mail/mailutils < 3.8 > = 3.8 Description ========== GNU Mailutils runs maidag by default with setuid root permissions. Impact ===== An attacker can use this to write to arbitrary files as root. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-mail/mailutils-3.8" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2019-18862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18862 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-12 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 addressedto 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 2020 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/ . The latest version of GNU Mailutils contains a critical privilege escalation flaw. Update to the secure release to protect your system's integrity.. GNU Mailutils, Gentoo Security Advisory, Privilege Escalation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 12, 2020 Gentoo