GLSA 201209-22: libgssglue: Privilege escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | libgssglue: Privilege escalation |
| Date: | 09/28/2012 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201209-22 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in libgssglue may allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges.Background
libgssglue exports a GSSAPI interface which calls other random GSSAPI libraries.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-libs/libgssglue | < 0.4 | >= 0.4 | All supported architectures |
Description
libgssglue does not securely use getenv() when loading a library for a setuid application.
Impact
A local attacker could gain escalated privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All libgssglue users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libgssglue-0.4"
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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