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[ GLSA 200411-26 ] GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation
From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz () gentoo org>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 23:10:29 +0100
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200411-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: GIMPS, SETI@home, ChessBrain: Insecure installation Date: November 17, 2004 Bugs: #69868 ID: 200411-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Improper file ownership allows user-owned files to be run with root privileges by init scripts. Background ========== GIMPS is a client for the distributed Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. SETI@home is the client for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. ChessBrain is the client for the distributed chess supercomputer. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-sci/gimps <= 23.9 >= 23.9-r1 2 app-sci/setiathome <= 3.08-r3 >= 3.08-r4 *>= 3.03-r2 3 app-sci/chessbrain <= 20407 >= 20407-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== GIMPS, SETI@home and ChessBrain ebuilds install user-owned binaries and init scripts which are executed with root privileges. Impact ====== This could lead to a local privilege escalation or root compromise. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All GIMPS users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/gimps-23.9-r1" All SETI@home users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/setiathome-3.08-r4" All ChessBrain users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-sci/chessbrain-20407-r1" Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-26.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/2.0
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