GLSA 201607-11: Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/20/2016
Bugs:	#524316, #537448, #560406, #583236
ID:	201607-11

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Bugzilla, the worst of which could lead to the escalation of privileges.

Background

Bugzilla is the bug-tracking system from the Mozilla project.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-apps/bugzilla	< 5.0.3	>= 5.0.3	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Privileged account holders could execute system level commands, and the new user process could be exploited to allow for the escalation of privileges.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Bugzilla 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/bugzilla-4.4.12"

All Bugzilla 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/bugzilla-5.0.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201607-11.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.