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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cd62d48ae354 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200606-22.xml @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200606-22"> + <title>aRts: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + The artswrapper part of aRts allows local users to execute arbitrary code + with elevated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">aRts</product> + <announced>2006-06-22</announced> + <revised count="01">2006-06-22</revised> + <bug>135970</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/arts" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.2-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="rge">3.4.3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5.2-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + aRts is a real time modular system for synthesizing audio used by KDE. + artswrapper is a helper application used to start the aRts daemon. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + artswrapper fails to properly check whether it can drop privileges + accordingly if setuid() fails due to a user exceeding assigned resource + limits. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + Local attackers could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary + code with elevated privileges. Note that the aRts package provided by + Gentoo is only vulnerable if the artswrappersuid USE-flag is enabled. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All aRts users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose kde-base/arts</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2916">CVE-2006-2916</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-06-15T13:39:42Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-06-17T13:17:47Z"> + jaervosz + </metadata> +</glsa> |