Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Keepalived, the worst of which could allow an attacker to cause Denial of Service condition.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-cluster/keepalived | * | < 2.0.10 | >= 2.0.10 |
Keepalived is a strong & robust keepalive facility to the Linux Virtual Server project.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in keepalived. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. A local attacker could perform symlink attacks to overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user running the application.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Keepalived users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/keepalived-2.0.10"
Keepalived uses world-writable PID files, allowing a local attacker to kill arbitrary processes.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-cluster/keepalived | * | < 1.2.2-r3 | >= 1.2.2-r3 |
Keepalived is a strong & robust keepalive facility to the Linux Virtual Server project.
The "pidfile_write()" function in pidfile.c in Keepalived writes PID files with insecure permissions.
A local attacker may be able to cause a Denial of Service of arbitrary processes.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Keepalived users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/keepalived-1.2.2-r3"