- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200510-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: Perl, Qt-UnixODBC, CMake: RUNPATH issues Date: October 17, 2005 Bugs: #105719, #105721, #106678 ID: 200510-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple packages suffer from RUNPATH issues that may allow users in the "portage" group to escalate privileges. Background ========== Perl is a stable, cross-platform programming language created by Larry Wall. Qt-UnixODBC is an ODBC library for Qt. CMake is a cross-platform build environment. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/perl < 5.8.7-r1 >= 5.8.7-r1 *>= 5.8.6-r6 2 dev-db/qt-unixodbc < 3.3.4-r1 >= 3.3.4-r1 3 dev-util/cmake < 2.2.0-r1 >= 2.2.0-r1 *>= 2.0.6-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Some packages may introduce insecure paths into the list of directories that are searched for libraries at runtime. Furthermore, packages depending on the MakeMaker Perl module for build configuration may have incorrectly copied the LD_RUN_PATH into the DT_RPATH. Impact ====== A local attacker, who is a member of the "portage" group, could create a malicious shared object in the Portage temporary build directory that would be loaded at runtime by a dependent executable, potentially resulting in privilege escalation. Workaround ========== Only grant "portage" group rights to trusted users. Resolution ========== All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-lang/perl All Qt-UnixODBC users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/qt-unixodbc-3.3.4-r1" All CMake users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose dev-util/cmake Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200510-14.xml 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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= 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
Attachment:
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature