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Posted on 21 January 2021
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-11
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Severity: Normal
Title: Zabbix: Root privilege escalation
Date: January 21, 2021
Bugs: #629882, #629884
ID: 202101-11
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Gentoo's ebuild for Zabbix
which could lead to root privilege escalation.
Background
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Zabbix is software for monitoring applications, networks, and servers.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/zabbix < 4.4.6 >= 3.0.30:0/3.0
>= 4.0.18:0/4.0
Description
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It was discovered that Gentoo's Zabbix ebuild did not properly set
permissions or placed the pid file in an unsafe directory.
Impact
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A local attacker could escalate privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Zabbix 3.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/zabbix-3.0.30:0/3.0"
All Zabbix 4.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/zabbix-4.0.18:0/4.0"
All other Zabbix users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/zabbix-4.4.6"
References
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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/202101-11
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 2021 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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