GLSA 202305-14: uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | uptimed: Root Privilege Escalation |
| Date: | 05/03/2023 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202305-14 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in uptimed which could result in root privilege escalation.Background
uptimed is a system uptime record daemon that keeps track of your highest uptimes.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-misc/uptimed | < 0.4.6-r1 | >= 0.4.6-r1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Via unnecessary file ownership modifications in the pkg_postinst ebuild phase, the uptimed user could change arbitrary files to be owned by the uptimed user at emerge-time.
Impact
The uptimed user could achieve root privileges when the uptimed package is emerged.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All uptimed users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/uptimed-0.4.6-r1"
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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