GLSA 201412-45: Facter: Privilege escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | Facter: Privilege escalation |
| Date: | 12/26/2014 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201412-45 |
Synopsis
An untrusted search path vulnerability in Facter could lead to local privilege escalation.Background
Facter is a cross-platform Ruby library for retrieving facts from operating systems.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-ruby/facter | < 1.7.6 | >= 1.7.6 | All supported architectures |
Description
Facter includes the current working directory in the search path.
Impact
A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Facter users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/facter-1.7.6"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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
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