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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: rsnapshot: Local privilege escalation
Date: April 13, 2005
Bugs: #88681
ID: 200504-12
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Synopsis
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rsnapshot allow a local user to take ownership of local files,
resulting in privilege escalation.
Background
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rsnapshot is a filesystem snapshot utility based on rsync, allowing
local and remote systems backups.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/rsnapshot < 1.2.1 >= 1.2.1
Description
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The copy_symlink() subroutine in rsnapshot follows symlinks when
changing file ownership, instead of changing the ownership of the
symlink itself.
Impact
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Under certain circumstances, local attackers can exploit this
vulnerability to take ownership of arbitrary files, resulting in local
privilege escalation.
Workaround
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The copy_symlink() subroutine is not called if the cmd_cp parameter has
been enabled.
Resolution
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All rsnapshot users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsnapshot-1.2.1"
References
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[ 1 ] rsnapshot Security Advisory 001
http://www.rsnapshot.org/security/2005/001.html
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200504-12.xml
Concerns?
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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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 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.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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