[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201206-36 ] logrotate: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201206-36

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http://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: High

Title: logrotate: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: June 25, 2012

Bugs: #356811, #372973

ID: 201206-36

 

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Synopsis

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Multiple vulnerabilities were found in logrotate, which could lead to

arbitrary system command execution.

 

Background

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logrotate rotates, compresses, and mails system logs.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 app-admin/logrotate < 3.8.0 >= 3.8.0

 

Description

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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in logrotate. Please

review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

 

Impact

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A local attacker could use this flaw to truncate arbitrary system file,

to change file owner or mode on arbitrary system files, to conduct

symlink attacks and send arbitrary system files, to execute arbitrary

system commands, to cause abort in subsequent logrotate runs, to

disclose sensitive information, to execute arbitrary code or cause a

Denial of Service condition.

 

Workaround

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There is no known workaround at this time.

 

Resolution

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All logrotate users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/logrotate-3.8.0"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1098

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1098

[ 2 ] CVE-2011-1154

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1154

[ 3 ] CVE-2011-1155

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1155

[ 4 ] CVE-2011-1549

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1549

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-36.xml

 

Concerns?

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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 ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2012 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/2.5