GLSA-200409-11 : star: Suid root vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 14675

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-11 (star: Suid root vulnerability)

A suid root vulnerability exists in versions of star that are configured to use ssh for remote tape access.
Impact :

Attackers with local user level access could potentially gain root level access.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All star users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=app-arch/star-1.5_alpha46' # emerge '>=app-arch/star-1.5_alpha46'

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e53d041b

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200409-11

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14675

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200409-11.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 9/8/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:star, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0850

GLSA: 200409-11