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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: MUNGE: Privilege escalation
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #602596
ID: 201706-01
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Synopsis
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Gentoo's MUNGE ebuilds are vulnerable to privilege escalation due to
improper permissions.
Background
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An authentication service for creating and validating credentials.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-auth/munge < 0.5.10-r2 >= 0.5.10-r2
Description
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It was discovered that Gentoo's default MUNGE installation suffered
from a privilege escalation vulnerability (munge user to root) due to
improper permissions and a runscript which called chown() on a user
controlled file.
Impact
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A local attacker, who either is already MUNGE's system user or belongs
to MUNGE's group, could potentially escalate privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All MUNGE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-auth/munge-0.5.10-r2"
References
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Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-01
Concerns?
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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
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Copyright 2017 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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