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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200409-18 (cdrtools)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.2
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 200409-18.
Insight
Insight
cdrecord, if manually set SUID root, is vulnerable to a local root exploit allowing users to escalate privileges.
Solution
Solution
All cdrtools users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-cdr/cdrtools-2.01_alpha37-r1' # emerge '>=app-cdr/cdrtools-2.01_alpha37-r1' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200409-18 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=63187