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Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 200805-03 ] Multiple X11 terminals: Local privilege e |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Multiple X11 terminals: Local privilege escalation (GLSA 200805-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: local
Date: May 07, 2008
Updated: May 10, 2008
Bug(s): #216833, #217819, #219746, #219750, #219754, #219760, #219762
ID: 200805-03
Synopsis
A vulnerability was found in aterm, Eterm, Mrxvt, multi-aterm, RXVT, rxvt-unicode, and wterm, allowing for local privilege escalation.
Background
Aterm, Eterm, Mrxvt, multi-aterm, RXVT, rxvt-unicode, and wterm are X11 terminal emulators.
Affected Packages
Package: x11-terms/aterm
Vulnerable: < 1.0.1-r1
Unaffected: >= 1.0.1-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/eterm
Vulnerable: < 0.9.4-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.9.4-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/mrxvt
Vulnerable: < 0.5.3-r2
Unaffected: >= 0.5.3-r2
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/multi-aterm
Vulnerable: < 0.2.1-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.2.1-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/rxvt
Vulnerable: < 2.7.10-r4
Unaffected: >= 2.7.10-r4
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/rxvt-unicode
Vulnerable: < 9.02-r1
Unaffected: >= 9.02-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: x11-terms/wterm
Vulnerable: < 6.2.9-r3
Unaffected: >= 6.2.9-r3
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Bernhard R. Link discovered that RXVT opens a terminal on :0 if the "-display" option is not specified and the DISPLAY environment variable is not set. Further research by the Gentoo Security Team has shown that aterm, Eterm, Mrxvt, multi-aterm, rxvt-unicode, and wterm are also affected.
Impact
A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to hijack X11 terminals of other users.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All aterm users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/aterm-1.0.1-r1" | All Eterm users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/eterm-0.9.4-r1" | All Mrxvt users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/mrxvt-0.5.3-r2" | All multi-aterm users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/multi-aterm-0.2.1-r1" | All RXVT users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/rxvt-2.7.10-r4" | All rxvt-unicode users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/rxvt-unicode-9.02-r1" | All wterm users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-terms/wterm-6.2.9-r3" |
References
CVE-2008-1142
CVE-2008-1692
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