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Severity: High Title: man-db: privilege escalation Date: October 08, 2023 Bugs: #662438 ID: 202310-08 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db. Background ========== man-db is a man replacement that utilizes BerkeleyDB instead of flat files. Affected packages ================= Package Vulnerable Unaffected --------------- ------------ ------------ sys-apps/man-db < 2.8.5 >= 2.8.5 Description =========== A root privilege escalation through setuid executable and cron job has been discovered in man-db. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Impact ====== A local user with access to the man user or group can elevate privileges to root. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All man-db users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/man-db-2.8.5" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2018-25078 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25078 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-08 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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