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| author | V3n3RiX <venerix@koprulu.sector> | 2023-10-26 08:44:00 +0100 |
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| committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@koprulu.sector> | 2023-10-26 08:44:00 +0100 |
| commit | 1e8bc3b2037289b8577740cea9321c37c52a49a2 (patch) | |
| tree | eb73b737abc04c27ce7e878f621e1a49deb09857 /metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-15.xml | |
| parent | c3a905eafd0ea87d50767fa3d24a6b565a41faa9 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-15.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-15.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2800fd629ab3 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202310-15.xml @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202310-15"> + <title>USBView: root privilege escalation via insecure polkit settings</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability has been discovered in usbview where certain users can trigger a privilege escalation.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">usbview</product> + <announced>2023-10-26</announced> + <revised count="1">2023-10-26</revised> + <bug>831756</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/usbview" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>USBView is a tool to display the topology of devices on the USB bus.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>A vulnerability has been discovered in usbview. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.</p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>USBView allows some local users (e.g., ones logged in via SSH) to execute arbitrary code as root because certain Polkit settings (e.g., allow_any=yes) for pkexec disable the authentication requirement. Code execution can, for example, use the --gtk-module option.</p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All USBView users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/usbview-2.2" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23220">CVE-2022-23220</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2023-10-26T04:41:42.430938Z">graaff</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2023-10-26T04:41:42.434826Z">graaff</metadata> +</glsa>
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