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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b7e4da5e --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-39.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?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="200903-39"> + <title>pam_krb5: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + Two vulnerabilities in pam_krb5 might allow local users to elevate their + privileges or overwrite arbitrary files. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pam_krb5</product> + <announced>March 25, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 25, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>257075</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-auth/pam_krb5" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.12</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.12</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + pam_krb5 is a a Kerberos v5 PAM module. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + The following vulnerabilities were discovered: + </p> + <ul><li>pam_krb5 + does not properly initialize the Kerberos libraries for setuid use + (CVE-2009-0360).</li> + <li>Derek Chan reported that calls to + pam_setcred() are not properly handled when running setuid + (CVE-2009-0361).</li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could set an environment variable to point to a + specially crafted Kerberos configuration file and launch a PAM-based + setuid application to elevate privileges, or change ownership and + overwrite arbitrary files. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All pam_krb5 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-auth/pam_krb5-3.12"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0360">CVE-2009-0360</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0361">CVE-2009-0361</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:23:59 +0000"> + keytoaster + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:57:24 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:57:36 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |