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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-26 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation |
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Date: November 17, 2004 |
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Bugs: #69868 |
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ID: 200411-26 |
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Synopsis |
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Improper file ownership allows user-owned files to be run with root |
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privileges by init scripts. |
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Background |
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GIMPS is a client for the distributed Great Internet Mersenne Prime |
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Search. SETI@home is the client for the Search for Extraterrestrial |
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Intelligence (SETI) project. ChessBrain is the client for the |
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distributed chess supercomputer. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-sci/gimps <= 23.9 >= 23.9-r1 |
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2 app-sci/setiathome <= 3.08-r3 >= 3.08-r4 |
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*>= 3.03-r2 |
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3 app-sci/chessbrain <= 20407 >= 20407-r1 |
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3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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GIMPS, SETI@home and ChessBrain ebuilds install user-owned binaries and |
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init scripts which are executed with root privileges. |
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Impact |
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This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All GIMPS users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/gimps-23.9-r1" |
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All SETI@home users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/setiathome-3.08-r4" |
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All ChessBrain users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/chessbrain-20407-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-200411-26.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 2004 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 |
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