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 Severity: High
    Title: chkrootkit: Local privilege escalation
     Date: September 17, 2017
     Bugs: #512356
       ID: 201709-05

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in chkrootkit may allow local users to gain root
privileges.

Background
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chkrootkit is a tool to locally check for signs of a rootkit.

Affected packages
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    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  app-forensics/chkrootkit
                                   < 0.50                     >= 0.50 

Description
==========
When /tmp is mounted without the noexec option chkrootkit will execute
files in /tmp with root privileges.

Impact
=====
A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root
privileges.

Workaround
=========
Users should mount /tmp with noexec option.

Resolution
=========
All chkrootkit users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-forensics/chkrootkit-0.50"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0476
      https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0476

Availability
===========
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05

Concerns?
========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Gentoo: GLSA-201709-05: chkrootkit: Local privilege escalation

A vulnerability in chkrootkit may allow local users to gain root privileges.

Summary

When /tmp is mounted without the noexec option chkrootkit will execute files in /tmp with root privileges.

Resolution

All chkrootkit users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-forensics/chkrootkit-0.50"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0476 https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0476

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-05

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: High
Title: chkrootkit: Local privilege escalation
Date: September 17, 2017
Bugs: #512356
ID: 201709-05

Synopsis

A vulnerability in chkrootkit may allow local users to gain root privileges.

Background

chkrootkit is a tool to locally check for signs of a rootkit.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-forensics/chkrootkit < 0.50 >= 0.50

Impact

===== A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Workaround

Users should mount /tmp with noexec option.

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