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Root privileges were not properly relinquished before executing a user-supplied tcl script.. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 418-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Debian -- Security Information Matt Zimmerman January 7th, 2004 Debian -- Debian security FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : vbox3 Vulnerability : privilege leak Problem-Type : local Debian-specific: no CVE Ids : CAN-2004-0015 A bug was discovered in vbox3, a voice response system for isdn4linux, whereby root privileges were not properly relinquished before executing a user-supplied tcl script. By exploiting this vulnerability, a local user could gain root privileges. For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.7.1. For the unstable distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 0.1.8. We recommend that you update your vbox3 package. Upgrade Instructions - -------------------- wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody - -------------------------------- Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 506 630bd187cb633736d54fb290908cd4c2 Size/MD5 checksum: 105056 e575ba1c390f8f9959970cde40a9409e Alpha architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 42482 5d832230329c61e23fb6caf155aa2e09 ARM architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 33182 2b63dcbf6f25083cdf364623326b8df0 Intel IA-32 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 323625198221164c9193e937b7fa6fc0cc73c Intel IA-64 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 47914 afc2b9eebc741d1b85ea88ca18bc5977 HP Precision architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 36484 3f11d84fccc416924dd856552b1e0037 Motorola 680x0 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 30656 828db41fd4903895a62c34102dacf58f Big endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 36364 6dfcaeb424ba06e4e22165ef158b560f Little endian MIPS architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 36504 694d70d443c3fb9b42199dcbf75cb770 PowerPC architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 34918 6741eefe3cff4ec8a7f624cf651f410e IBM S/390 architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 33680 9f637206da0fa160bfe508e250719077 Sun Sparc architecture: Size/MD5 checksum: 36414 f5b6c63648dbaf09649eab7464c1c260 These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next revision. - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For apt-get: deb Debian -- Security Information stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Package info: `apt-cache show ' and https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages . Debian DSA 418-1 addresses a serious privilege escalation vulnerability in VirtualBox 3, urging users to upgrade to secure versions and apply updates regularly. Debian Privilege Leak,vbox3 Security Advisory,Debian Security Advisory. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 08, 2004
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