GLSA 201805-15: beep: Local privilege escalation
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | beep: Local privilege escalation |
| Date: | 05/30/2018 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 201805-15 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability in beep could allow local attackers to escalate privileges.Background
The advanced PC speaker beeper.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-misc/beep | < 1.3-r3 | >= 1.3-r3 | All supported architectures |
Description
A race condition, if setuid, was discovered in beep.
Impact
A local attacker could escalate privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All beep users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/beep-1.3-r3"
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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