[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-01 ] hesiod: Root privilege escalation

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201805-01 ] hesiod: Root privilege escalation

[Aaron Bauman]

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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
========

A vulnerability was discovered in hesiod which may allow remote
attackers to gain root privileges.

Background
==========

DNS functionality to access to DB of information that changes
infrequently.

Affected packages
=================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
  1  net-dns/hesiod               <= 3.1.0                 Vulnerable!
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
     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
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in hesiod that have
remained unaddressed. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for
details.

Impact
======

A remote or local attacker may be able to escalate privileges to root.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

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
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01

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 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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