GLSA 201310-20: acpid2: Privilege escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | acpid2: Privilege escalation |
| Date: | 10/28/2013 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201310-20 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in acpid2 may allow a local attacker to gain escalated privileges.Background
acpid2 is a daemon for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-power/acpid | < 2.0.17 | >= 2.0.17 | All supported architectures |
Description
acpid2 does not properly use the pidof program in powerbtn.sh.
Impact
A local attacker could gain escalated privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All acpid2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-power/acpid-2.0.17"
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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