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[ GLSA 202006-12 ] GNU Mailutils: Privilege escalation
Signed-off-by: Aaron Bauman <bman@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/glsa-202006-12.xml b/glsa-202006-12.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d55a1902 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-202006-12.xml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202006-12"> + <title>GNU Mailutils: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been found in GNU Mailutils allowing privilege + escalation. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mailutils</product> + <announced>2020-06-13</announced> + <revised count="1">2020-06-13</revised> + <bug>700806</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-mail/mailutils" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.8</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.8</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>The GNU Mailutils are a collection of mail-related utilities, including + an IMAP4 server (imap4d). + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>GNU Mailutils runs maidag by default with setuid root permissions.</p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>An attacker can use this to write to arbitrary files as root.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All GNU Mailutils users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-mail/mailutils-3.8" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18862">CVE-2019-18862</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-05-12T21:52:25Z">sam_c</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-06-13T01:51:38Z">sam_c</metadata> +</glsa> |