GLSA 201812-10: GKSu: Arbitrary command execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	GKSu: Arbitrary command execution
Date:	12/30/2018
Bugs:	#534540
ID:	201812-10

Synopsis

A vulnerability in GKSu might allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

Background

A library that provides a Gtk+ frontend to su and sudo.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-libs/gksu	<= 2.0.2		All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in GKSu’s gksu-run-helper.

Impact

An attacker could execute arbitrary commands.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued support for GKSu and recommends that users unmerge the package:

      # emerge --unmerge "x11-libs/gksu"

References

CVE-2014-2886

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201812-10.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.