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diff --git a/glsa-200710-15.xml b/glsa-200710-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..80b10d28 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200710-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200710-15"> + <title>KDM: Local privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + KDM allows logins without password under certain circumstances allowing a + local user to gain elevated privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">KDM</product> + <announced>October 14, 2007</announced> + <revised>October 14, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>192373</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="kde-base/kdm" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.7-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5.7-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + <package name="kde-base/kdebase" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5.7-r4</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5.7-r4</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + KDM is the Display Manager for the graphical desktop environment KDE. + It is part of the kdebase package. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Kees Huijgen discovered an error when checking the credentials which + can lead to a login without specifying a password. This only occurs + when auto login is configured for at least one user and a password is + required to shut down the machine. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could gain root privileges and execute arbitrary + commands by logging in as root without specifying root's password. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All KDM users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdm-3.5.7-r2"</code> + <p> + All kdebase users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-base/kdebase-3.5.7-r4"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4569">CVE-2007-4569</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:34:30 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:49:35 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 08 Oct 2007 02:58:05 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |