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PostPosted: Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:26 am    Post subject: [ glsa 201806-03 ] burp Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: BURP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201806-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-06-13
Bug(s): #628770, #641842
ID: 201806-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in BURP's Gentoo ebuild,
the worst of which could lead to root privilege escalation.


Background

A network backup and restore program.

Affected Packages

Package: app-backup/burp
Vulnerable: < 2.1.32
Unaffected: >= 2.1.32
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It was discovered that Gentoo’s BURP ebuild does not properly set
permissions or place the pid file in a safe directory.


Impact

A local attacker could escalate privileges.

Workaround

Users should ensure the proper permissions are set as discussed in the
referenced bugs.


Resolution

All BURP users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-backup/burp-2.1.32"
   


References

CVE-2017-18284
CVE-2017-18285
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