security advisorymoderateaccess control
Local users may gain access to group id 0 and hence may modify files owned and writable by the gid 0.. Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 21:58:55 +0200 (MEST) From: Marc Heuse This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Subject: [suse-security-announce] SuSE Security Announcement - gpm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SuSE Security Announcement Package: gpm < 1.18.1 Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:46:46 GMT Affected SuSE versions: all Vulnerability Type: execute commands with privilege SuSE default package: yes Other affected systems: all linux systems using gpm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A security hole was discovered in the package mentioned above. Please update as soon as possible or disable the service if you are using this software on your SuSE Linux installation(s). Other Linux distributions or operating systems might be affected as well, please contact your vendor for information about this issue. Please note that we provide this information on an "as-is" basis only. There is no warranty whatsoever and no liability for any direct, indirect or incidental damage arising from this information or the installation of the update package. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Problem Description gpm is a cut and paste utility and mouse server for virtual consoles. The gpm-root command, which is part of the gpm package, allows local users to define menus and commands to be executed on mouse events. When a command is executed via gpm, the group id 0 priviliged is not dropped. 2. Impact Local users may gain access to group id 0 and hence may modify files owned and writable by the gid 0. 3. Solution Update the package from our FTP server. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please verify these md5 checksums of the updates before installing: (For SuSE 6.0, please use the 6.1 updates) d71e12148aa501395bdf2a1192fa93de/6.1/ap1/gpm-1.18.1-44.alpha.rpm 1c20f45f754f9391c2b6c5b449f5ce42 /6.3/ap1/gpm-1.18.1-44.alpha.rpm 814b6fd854780f205de12889589ce8a2 c492bd85ec34d8e177d0e22b67b1c5bc a13f34f522acf560f7a4e5754ca0d85b ec64fd1187373f48c02922eb71ae2f7a 0564749dce51690719a3eb1be8514f03 8feb9a4a65af7e966f3fef4588b8bc5b 8a273a5c227ef077ae6ac34dc8284afb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can find updates on our ftp-Server: for Intel processors for Alpha processors or try the following web pages for a list of mirrors: https://www.suse.com/de-de/ Our webpage for patches: https://www.suse.com/de-de/ Our webpage for security announcements: https://www.suse.com/de-de/ If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Local users might exploit gpm vulnerabilities to obtain group id 0, threatening file permissions. Consider updating gpm package to mitigate risks.. gpm Security Update, SuSE Advisory, Access Control Linux, Privilege Escalation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 05, 2000
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