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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201805-01
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: hesiod: Root privilege escalation
Date: May 02, 2018
Bugs: #606652
ID: 201805-01
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability was discovered in hesiod which may allow remote
attackers to gain root privileges.
Background
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DNS functionality to access to DB of information that changes
infrequently.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-dns/hesiod <= 3.1.0 Vulnerable!
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate
to another package if one is available or wait for the
existing packages to be marked stable by their
architecture maintainers.
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in hesiod that have
remained unaddressed. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for
details.
Impact
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A remote or local attacker may be able to escalate privileges to root.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Gentoo has discontinued support for hesiod and recommends that users
unmerge the package:
# emerge --unmerge "net-dns/hesiod"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10151
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10151
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-10152
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10152
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
Concerns?
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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 2018 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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