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Gentoo: GLSA-200510-03 Normal: Uim Privilege Escalation Issue

Under certain conditions, applications linked against Uim suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Uim: Privilege escalation vulnerability Date: October 04, 2005 Bugs: #107748 ID: 200510-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Under certain conditions, applications linked against Uim suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability. Background ========= Uim is a multilingual input method library which provides secure and useful input method for all languages. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-i18n/uim < 0.4.9.1 > = 0.4.9.1 Description ========== Masanari Yamamoto discovered that Uim uses environment variables incorrectly. This bug causes a privilege escalation if setuid/setgid applications are linked to libuim. This bug only affects immodule-enabled Qt (if you build Qt 3.3.2 or later versions with USE="immqt" or USE="immqt-bc"). Impact ===== A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Uim users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =app-i18n/uim-0.4.9.1" References ========= [ 1 ] Original advisory https://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/uim/2005-September/001346.html Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200510-03 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 2005 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/2.0/ . The Uim package in Gentoo Linux has been flagged for possible privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Updating to the latest version is essential for system security. Gentoo, Uim Security, Privilege Escalation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Oct 04, 2005 Gentoo