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diff --git a/glsa-200907-10.xml b/glsa-200907-10.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0dd56011 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200907-10.xml @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200907-10"> + <title>Syslog-ng: Chroot escape</title> + <synopsis> + Syslog-ng does not properly initialize its chroot jail allowing for an + escape if a separate vulnerability in Syslog-ng is exploited. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">syslog-ng</product> + <announced>July 12, 2009</announced> + <revised>July 12, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>247278</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/syslog-ng" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">2.0.10</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">2.1.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.1.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Syslog-ng is a flexible and scalable system logger. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Florian Grandel reported that Syslog-ng does not call chdir() before + chroot() which leads to an inherited file descriptor to the current + working directory. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p> + A local attacker might exploit a separate vulnerability in Syslog-ng + and use this vulnerability to escape the chroot jail. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Syslog-ng 2.0 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/syslog-ng-2.0.10"</code> + <p> + All Syslog-ng 2.1 users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/syslog-ng-2.1.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5110">CVE-2008-5110</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:11:22 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:21:31 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:21:44 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |