Package: util-vserver
Version: 0.30.209-2
Severity: important
Tags: security patch upstream

This is upstream bug #15996: suexec from root with an invalid
ID runs as root.

https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15996

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo vserver buildd suexec david id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo vserver buildd suexec 1000 id
uid=1000(david) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ 

There is also a patch already available at 
https://savannah.nongnu.org/patch/?func=detailitem&item_id=4966

Regards, David

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-1-vserver-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages util-vserver depends on:
ii  iproute                       20051007-4 Professional tools to control the 
ii  libbeecrypt6                  4.1.2-4    open source C library of cryptogra
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-4    GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  net-tools                     1.60-17    The NET-3 networking toolkit

Versions of packages util-vserver recommends:
ii  binutils          2.16.1cvs20060117-1uc1 The GNU assembler, linker and bina
ii  make              3.80+3.81.rc2-1        The GNU version of the "make" util

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