This GLSA contains notification of vulnerabilities found in several Gentoo packages which have been fixed prior to January 1, 2012. The worst of these vulnerabilities could lead to local privilege escalation and remote code execution. Please see the package list and CVE identifiers below for more information.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-admin/syslog-ng | * | < 3.2.4 | >= 3.2.4 |
| app-misc/ca-certificates | * | < 20110502-r1 | >= 20110502-r1 |
| app-office/gnucash | * | < 2.4.4 | >= 2.4.4 |
| dev-db/unixODBC | * | < 2.3.0-r1 | >= 2.3.0-r1 |
| dev-libs/xmlsec | * | < 1.2.17 | >= 1.2.17 |
| dev-php/PEAR-Mail | * | < 1.2.0 | >= 1.2.0 |
| dev-php/PEAR-PEAR | * | < 1.9.2-r1 | >= 1.9.2-r1 |
| dev-util/oprofile | * | < 0.9.6-r1 | >= 0.9.6-r1 |
| dev-util/qt-creator | * | < 2.1.0 | >= 2.1.0 |
| dev-vcs/gitolite | * | < 1.5.9.1 | >= 1.5.9.1 |
| games-sports/racer-bin | * | >= 0.5.0-r1 | — |
| gnome-base/gdm | * | < 3.8.4-r3 | >= 3.8.4-r3 |
| media-libs/fmod | * | < 4.38.00 | >= 4.38.00 |
| media-libs/xine-lib | * | < 1.1.19 | >= 1.1.19 |
| media-sound/lastfmplayer | * | < 1.5.4.26862-r3 | >= 1.5.4.26862-r3 |
| net-analyzer/sflowtool | * | < 3.20 | >= 3.20 |
| net-libs/libsoup | * | < 2.34.3 | >= 2.34.3 |
| net-libs/webkit-gtk | * | < 1.2.7 | >= 1.2.7 |
| net-misc/mrouted | * | < 3.9.5 | >= 3.9.5 |
| net-misc/rsync | * | < 3.0.8 | >= 3.0.8 |
| net-misc/vino | * | < 2.32.2 | >= 2.32.2 |
| sys-apps/shadow | * | < 4.1.4.3 | >= 4.1.4.3 |
| sys-cluster/resource-agents | * | < 1.0.4-r1 | >= 1.0.4-r1 |
| sys-fs/lvm2 | * | < 2.02.72 | >= 2.02.72 |
| x11-apps/xrdb | * | < 1.0.9 | >= 1.0.9 |
For more information on the packages listed in this GLSA, please see their homepage referenced in the ebuild.
Vulnerabilities have been discovered in the packages listed below. Please review the CVE identifiers in the Reference section for details.
A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause Denial of Service, obtain sensitive information, or otherwise bypass security restrictions.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All FMOD Studio users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/fmod-4.38.00"
All PEAR Mail users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-Mail-1.2.0"
All LVM2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/lvm2-2.02.72"
All GnuCash users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-office/gnucash-2.4.4"
All xine-lib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/xine-lib-1.1.19"
All Last.fm Scrobbler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/lastfmplayer-1.5.4.26862-r3"
All WebKitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-1.2.7"
All shadow tool suite users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/shadow-4.1.4.3"
All PEAR users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-PEAR-1.9.2-r1"
All unixODBC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/unixODBC-2.3.0-r1"
All Resource Agents users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/resource-agents-1.0.4-r1"
All mrouted users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/mrouted-3.9.5"
All rsync users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/rsync-3.0.8"
All XML Security Library users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/xmlsec-1.2.17"
All xrdb users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-apps/xrdb-1.0.9"
All Vino users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/vino-2.32.2"
All OProfile users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/oprofile-0.9.6-r1"
All syslog-ng users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/syslog-ng-3.2.4"
All sFlow Toolkit users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/sflowtool-3.20"
All GNOME Display Manager users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/gdm-3.8.4-r3"
All libsoup users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/libsoup-2.34.3"
All CA Certificates users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-misc/ca-certificates-20110502-r1"
All Gitolite users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-vcs/gitolite-1.5.9.1"
All QtCreator users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/qt-creator-2.1.0"
Gentoo has discontinued support for Racer. We recommend that users unmerge Racer:
# emerge --unmerge "games-sports/racer-bin"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures have been available since 2012. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by these issues.
GDM can be crashed by a local user, preventing it from managing future displays.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-base/gdm | * | < 2.18.4 | >= 2.18.4, >= 2.16.7 (revision) |
GDM is the GNOME display manager.
The result of a g_strsplit() call is incorrectly parsed in the files daemon/gdm.c, daemon/gdmconfig.c, gui/gdmconfig.c and gui/gdmflexiserver.c, allowing for a null pointer dereference.
A local user could send a crafted message to /tmp/.gdm_socket that would trigger the null pointer dereference and crash GDM, thus preventing it from managing future displays.
Restrict the write permissions on /tmp/.gdm_socket to trusted users only after each GDM restart.
All GDM users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "gnome-base/gdm"
An authentication error in GDM could allow users to gain elevated privileges.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome-base/gdm | * | < 2.8.0.8 | >= 2.8.0.8 |
GDM is the GNOME display manager.
GDM allows a normal user to access the configuration manager.
When the "face browser" in GDM is enabled, a normal user can use the "configure login manager" with his/her own password instead of the root password, and thus gain additional privileges.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All GDM users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=gnome-base/gdm-2.8.0.8"