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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
| commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
| tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-10.xml | |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-10.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9cdacea8e283 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201611-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201611-10"> + <title>libuv: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in libuv could lead to privilege escalation.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild"/> + <announced>2016-11-17</announced> + <revised>2016-11-17: 1</revised> + <bug>540826</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/libuv" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.4.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.4.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous + I/O. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that libuv does not call setgroups before calling + setuid/setgid. If this is not called, then even though the uid has been + dropped, there may still be groups associated that permit superuser + privileges. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>Context-dependent attackers could escalate privileges via unspecified + vectors. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All libuv users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot ">=dev-libs/libuv-1.4.2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0278">CVE-2015-0278</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-17T08:33:56Z">b-man</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-11-17T10:08:59Z">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |