GLSA 200803-05: SplitVT: Privilege escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | SplitVT: Privilege escalation |
| Date: | 03/03/2008 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200803-05 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in SplitVT may allow local users to gain escalated privileges.Background
SplitVT is a program for splitting terminals into two shells.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-misc/splitvt | < 1.6.6-r1 | >= 1.6.6-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Mike Ashton reported that SplitVT does not drop group privileges before executing the xprop utility.
Impact
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain the "utmp" group privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All SplitVT users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/splitvt-1.6.6-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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