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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0b77a3e5 --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200803-05.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?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="200803-05"> + <title>SplitVT: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in SplitVT may allow local users to gain escalated + privileges. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">splitvt</product> + <announced>March 03, 2008</announced> + <revised>March 03, 2008: 01</revised> + <bug>211240</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-misc/splitvt" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6.6-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.6.6-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + SplitVT is a program for splitting terminals into two shells. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Mike Ashton reported that SplitVT does not drop group privileges before + executing the xprop utility. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain the "utmp" + group privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All SplitVT users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/splitvt-1.6.6-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0162">CVE-2008-0162</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:35:01 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:35:10 +0000"> + jaervosz + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:02:58 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |