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Severity: Normal
Title: libuv: Privilege escalation
Date: November 17, 2016
Bugs: #540826
ID: 201611-10
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in libuv could lead to privilege escalation.
Background
==========
libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous
I/O.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-libs/libuv < 1.4.2 >= 1.4.2
Description
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It was discovered that libuv does not call setgroups before calling
setuid/setgid. If this is not called, then even though the uid has
been dropped, there may still be groups associated that permit
superuser privileges.
Impact
======
Context-dependent attackers could escalate privileges via unspecified
vectors.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libuv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –verbose –oneshot “>=dev-libs/libuv-1.4.2”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0278
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0278
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10
Concerns?
=========
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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 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
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Severity: Normal
Title: libuv: Privilege escalation
Date: November 17, 2016
Bugs: #540826
ID: 201611-10
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in libuv could lead to privilege escalation.
Background
==========
libuv is a multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous
I/O.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 dev-libs/libuv < 1.4.2 >= 1.4.2
Description
===========
It was discovered that libuv does not call setgroups before calling
setuid/setgid. If this is not called, then even though the uid has
been dropped, there may still be groups associated that permit
superuser privileges.
Impact
======
Context-dependent attackers could escalate privileges via unspecified
vectors.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All libuv users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –verbose –oneshot “>=dev-libs/libuv-1.4.2”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0278
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0278″>http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0278</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-10</a>
Concerns?
=========
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
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 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.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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