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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201812-10 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: GKSu: Arbitrary command execution |
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Date: December 30, 2018 |
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Bugs: #534540 |
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ID: 201812-10 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in GKSu might allow attackers to execute arbitrary |
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commands. |
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Background |
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A library that provides a Gtk+ frontend to su and sudo. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 x11-libs/gksu <= 2.0.2 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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A vulnerability was discovered in GKSu's gksu-run-helper. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could execute arbitrary commands. |
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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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Gentoo has discontinued support for GKSu and recommends that users |
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unmerge the package: |
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# emerge --unmerge "x11-libs/gksu" |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2886 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2886 |
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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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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-10 |
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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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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 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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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |