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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200312-08 (cvs)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200312-08.
Insight
Insight
A possible root compromise exists for CVS pservers.
Solution
Solution
All Gentoo Linux machines with cvs installed should be updated to use cvs-1.11.11 or higher. # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.11' # emerge '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.11' # emerge clean http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200312-08 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36142