GLSA 202007-32: Sarg: Local privilege escalation
Severity: | high |
Title: | Sarg: Local privilege escalation |
Date: | 07/27/2020 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 202007-32 |
Synopsis
A flaw in Sarg may allow local privilege escalation.Background
Sarg (Squid Analysis Report Generator) is a tool that provides many informations about the Squid web proxy server users activities: time, sites, traffic, etc.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
---|---|---|---|
net-analyzer/sarg | < 2.4.0 | >= 2.4.0 | All supported architectures |
Description
A flaw in Sarg’s handling of temporary directories was discovered.
Impact
A local attacker may be able to escalate privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Sarg users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/sarg-2.4.0"
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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