Gentoo alert 202305-14 (uptimed)
| From: | glsamaker@gentoo.org | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202305-14 ] uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation | |
| Date: | Wed, 03 May 2023 10:03:30 -0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <168310821104.8.18159491371269060556@2ac734cbf5a7> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202305-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation Date: May 03, 2023 Bugs: #630810 ID: 202305-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in uptimed which could result in root privilege escalation. Background ========== uptimed is a system uptime record daemon that keeps track of your highest uptimes. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-misc/uptimed < 0.4.6-r1 >= 0.4.6-r1 Description =========== Via unnecessary file ownership modifications in the pkg_postinst ebuild phase, the uptimed user could change arbitrary files to be owned by the uptimed user at emerge-time. Impact ====== The uptimed user could achieve root privileges when the uptimed package is emerged. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All uptimed users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/uptimed-0.4.6-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2020-36657 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36657 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-14 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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2023 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