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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201705-14.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201705-14.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..21a3d9766b1a --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201705-14.xml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201705-14"> + <title>Smb4K: Arbitrary command execution as root</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in Smb4K could allow local attackers to execute + commands as root. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">smb4k</product> + <announced>2017-05-26</announced> + <revised count="2">2017-05-26</revised> + <bug>618106</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-misc/smb4k" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.2.3-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.2.3-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>Smb4K is a SMB/CIFS (Windows) share browser for KDE.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Smb4k contains a logic flaw in which mount helper binary does not + properly verify the mount command it is being asked to run. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>A local user can execute commands with the root privilege due to the + mount helper being installed as suid. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All Smb4K users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/smb4k-1.2.3-r1:4" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8849">CVE-2017-8849</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2017-05-12T04:22:20Z">BlueKnight</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2017-05-26T12:18:57Z">BlueKnight</metadata> +</glsa> |