debian-goodies package checkrestart privilege escalation
| debian-checkrestart-privilege-escalation (36475) |  High Risk |
Description:
The debian-goodies package for Debian Linux could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a vulnerability in the checkrestart script. By invoking a program with a specially-crafted filename and persuading the admin user to execute the checkrestart script, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system with root privileges.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian, debian-goodies 0.23
- Debian, debian-goodies 0.27
- Debian, debian-goodies 0.33
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the debian-goodies package (0.34 or later), available from the Debian Web site. See References.
For Ubuntu Linux (debian-goodies):
Refer to USN-526-1 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- Debian Bug report logs - #440411, checkrestart: arbitrary root-privileged command execution at http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=440411.
- Debian Web site, debian-goodies package at http://packages.debian.org/debian-goodies.
- BID-25569: debian-goodies Checkrestart Script Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3912: checkrestart in debian-goodies before 0.34 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the name of the executable file for a running process.
- DSA-1527: debian-goodies -- insufficient input sanitising
- SA26675: Debian debian-goodies Command Execution Vulnerability
- USN-526-1: debian-goodies vulnerability
Reported:
Sep 01, 2007
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