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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201607-16
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: arpwatch: Privilege escalation
Date: July 20, 2016
Bugs: #419375
ID: 201607-16
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Synopsis
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arpwatch is vulnerable to the escalation of privileges.
Background
==========
The ethernet monitor program; for keeping track of ethernet/ip address
pairings.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/arpwatch < 2.1.15-r8 >= 2.1.15-r8
Description
===========
Arpwatch does not properly drop supplementary groups.
Impact
======
Attackers, if able to exploit arpwatch, could escalate privileges
outside of the running process.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All arpwatch users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask -v –oneshot “>=net-analyzer/arpwatch-2.1.15-r8”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2653
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2653
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16
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
=======
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: High
Title: arpwatch: Privilege escalation
Date: July 20, 2016
Bugs: #419375
ID: 201607-16
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Synopsis
========
arpwatch is vulnerable to the escalation of privileges.
Background
==========
The ethernet monitor program; for keeping track of ethernet/ip address
pairings.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-analyzer/arpwatch < 2.1.15-r8 >= 2.1.15-r8
Description
===========
Arpwatch does not properly drop supplementary groups.
Impact
======
Attackers, if able to exploit arpwatch, could escalate privileges
outside of the running process.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All arpwatch users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask -v –oneshot “>=net-analyzer/arpwatch-2.1.15-r8”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2653
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2653″>http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2653</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/201607-16″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16</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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