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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-05 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH |
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Date: September 06, 2005 |
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Bugs: #103776 |
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ID: 200509-05 |
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Synopsis |
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The Gentoo Net-SNMP package may provide Perl modules containing an |
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insecure DT_RPATH, potentially allowing privilege escalation. |
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Background |
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Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement the Simple |
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Network Management Protocol. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-analyzer/net-snmp < 5.2.1.2-r1 >= 5.2.1.2-r1 |
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Description |
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James Cloos reported that Perl modules from the Net-SNMP package look |
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for libraries in an untrusted location. This is due to a flaw in the |
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Gentoo package, and not the Net-SNMP suite. |
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Impact |
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A local attacker (member of the portage group) may be able to create a |
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shared object that would be loaded by the Net-SNMP Perl modules, |
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executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the |
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Perl script. |
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Workaround |
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Limit group portage access to trusted users. |
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Resolution |
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All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1.2-r1" |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200509-05.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 |