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| author |   Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2018-08-22 23:21:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | 2018-08-22 23:21:02 +0200 |
| commit | e0dc6220f52eb839c7176b89c4967855603cdb47 (patch) | |
| tree | e15403f099a333337cb5a5818832a531557d009e | |
| parent | [ GLSA 201808-01 ] Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (diff) | |
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[ GLSA 201808-02 ] LinuX Containers userspace utilities: Arbitrary file read
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diff --git a/glsa-201808-02.xml b/glsa-201808-02.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..864880d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201808-02.xml @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201808-02"> + <title>LinuX Containers userspace utilities: Arbitrary file read</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in LXC which may allow for arbitrary + file access (read-only). + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">lxc</product> + <announced>2018-08-22</announced> + <revised count="1">2018-08-22</revised> + <bug>662780</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-emulation/lxc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.0.1-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.0.1-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>LinuX Containers userspace utilities.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>lxc-user-nic when asked to delete a network interface will + unconditionally open a user provided path. This code path may be used by + an unprivileged user to check for the existence of a path which they + wouldn’t otherwise be able to reach. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p>A local unprivileged user could use this flaw to access arbitrary files, + including special device files. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All LXC users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/lxc-3.0.1-r1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6556">CVE-2018-6556</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-08-13T17:16:02Z">irishluck83</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-08-22T21:14:44Z">Zlogene</metadata> +</glsa> |