GLSA 200409-17: SUS: Local root vulnerability

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Severity:	high
Title:	SUS: Local root vulnerability
Date:	09/14/2004
Bugs:	#63927
ID:	200409-17

Synopsis

SUS contains a string format bug that could lead to local privilege escalation.

Background

SUS is a utility that allows regular users to be able to execute certain commands as root.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-admin/sus	< 2.0.2-r1	>= 2.0.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Leon Juranic found a bug in the logging functionality of SUS that can lead to local privilege escalation. A format string vulnerability exists in the log() function due to an incorrect call to the syslog() function.

Impact

An attacker with local user privileges can potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain root access.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SUS users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge sync
    
    # emerge -pv ">=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1"
    # emerge ">=app-admin/sus-2.0.2-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200409-17.xml

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.