GLSA 202411-03: Ubiquiti UniFi: Privilege Escalation
| Severity: | high |
| Title: | Ubiquiti UniFi: Privilege Escalation |
| Date: | 11/06/2024 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202411-03 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been discovered in Ubiquiti UniFi, which can lead to local privilege escalation.Background
Ubiquiti UniFi is a Management Controller for Ubiquiti Networks UniFi APs.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-wireless/unifi | < 8.5.6 | >= 8.5.6 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability has been discovered in Ubiquiti UniFi. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.
Impact
The vulnerability allows a malicious actor with a local operational system user to execute high privilege actions on UniFi Network Server.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Ubiquiti UniFi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-wireless/unifi-8.5.6"
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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