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[ GLSA 200411-04 ] Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability
From: Luke Macken <lewk () gentoo org>
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 09:21:12 -0500
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: Speedtouch USB driver: Privilege escalation vulnerability Date: November 02, 2004 Bugs: #68436 ID: 200411-04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in the Speedtouch USB driver can be exploited to allow local users to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges. Background ========== The speedtouch package contains a driver for the ADSL SpeedTouch USB modem. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dialup/speedtouch < 1.3.1 >= 1.3.1 Description =========== The Speedtouch USB driver contains multiple format string vulnerabilities in modem_run, pppoa2 and pppoa3. This flaw is due to an improperly made syslog() system call. Impact ====== A malicious local user could exploit this vulnerability by causing a buffer overflow, and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code with escalated privileges. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Speedtouch USB driver users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dialup/speedtouch-1.3.1" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0834 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0834 [ 2 ] Speedtouch Project News Announcements http://speedtouch.sourceforge.net/index.php?/news.en.html Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-04.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 () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 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/1.0
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