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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..176027ca4309 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200810-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200810-02"> + <title>Portage: Untrusted search path local root vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + A search path vulnerability in Portage allows local attackers to execute + commands with root privileges if emerge is called from untrusted + directories. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">portage</product> + <announced>October 09, 2008</announced> + <revised>October 09, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>239560</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/portage" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.1.4.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.4.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Portage is Gentoo's package manager which is responsible for + installing, compiling and updating all packages on the system through + the Gentoo rsync tree. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The Gentoo Security Team discovered that several ebuilds, such as + sys-apps/portage, net-mail/fetchmail or app-editors/leo execute Python + code using "python -c", which includes the current working directory in + Python's module search path. For several ebuild functions, Portage did + not change the working directory from emerge's working directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could place a specially crafted Python module in a + directory (such as /tmp) and entice the root user to run commands such + as "emerge sys-apps/portage" from that directory, resulting in the + execution of arbitrary Python code with root privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run "emerge" from untrusted working directories. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Portage users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # cd /root + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/portage-2.1.4.5"</code> + <p> + NOTE: To upgrade to Portage 2.1.4.5 using 2.1.4.4 or prior, you must + run emerge from a trusted working directory, such as "/root". + </p> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4394">CVE-2008-4394</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:50:57 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:58:04 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |