GLSA 202310-08: man-db: privilege escalation

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Severity:	high
Title:	man-db: privilege escalation
Date:	10/08/2023
Bugs:	#662438
ID:	202310-08

Synopsis

A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db.

Background

man-db is a man replacement that utilizes BerkeleyDB instead of flat files.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-apps/man-db	< 2.8.5	>= 2.8.5	All supported architectures

Description

A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

A local user with access to the man user or group can elevate privileges to root.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All man-db users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/man-db-2.8.5"

References

CVE-2018-25078

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202310-08.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.