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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201406-01.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201406-01.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f0687386203b --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201406-01.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201406-01"> + <title>D-Bus, GLib: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in D-Bus which allows local + attackers to gain escalated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">dbus</product> + <announced>2014-06-01</announced> + <revised count="1">2014-06-01</revised> + <bug>436028</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/dbus" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.8</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="dev-libs/glib" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.32.4-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.32.4-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>D-Bus is a daemon providing a framework for applications to communicate + with one another. GLib is a library providing a number of GNOME’s core + objects and functions. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>When libdbus is used in a setuid program, a user can gain escalated + privileges by leveraging the DBUS_SYSTEM_BUS_ADDRESS variable. GLib can + be used in a setuid context with D-Bus, and so can trigger this + vulnerability. Please review the CVE identifier below for more details. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker could gain escalated privileges and execute arbitrary + code. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All D-Bus users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dbus-1.6.8" + </code> + + <p>All GLib users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/glib-2.32.4-r1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3524">CVE-2012-3524</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2012-10-14T18:04:56Z">ackle</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-06-01T14:05:31Z"> + creffett + </metadata> +</glsa> |