Gentoo Portage search path privilege escalation
| portage-search-path-priv-escalation (45792) |  High Risk |
Description:
Gentoo Portage could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by the inclusion of a working directory into the search path. By placing a malicious module in the world-writable directory and persuading an administrator to run certain packages in the same directory, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.2 |
| Access Vector: | Local |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 4.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Gentoo Portage (2.1.4.5 or later), available from the Gentoo Web site. See References.
References:
- Gentoo Bugzilla Bug 239560: sys-apps/portage <2.1.4.5 Insecure search path for python -c in ebuilds (CVE-2008-4394).
- Gentoo Web site: Gentoo Linux.
- BID-31670: Gentoo 'sys-apps/portage' Search Path Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4394: Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Portage before 2.1.4.5 include the current working directory in the Python search path, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a modified Python module that is loaded by the (1) ys-apps/portage, (2) net-mail/fetchmail, (3) app-editors/leo ebuilds, and other ebuilds.
- GLSA-200810-02: Portage: Untrusted search path local root vulnerability
- SA32228: Gentoo Portage Insecure Python Module Search Path Security Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- Gentoo portage 2.1.3.10
- Gentoo portage 2.1.3.11
- Gentoo portage 2.1.4.4
Reported:
Oct 09, 2008
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