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GLSA-201607-16 : arpwatch: Privilege escalation

critical Nessus Plugin ID 92486

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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-201607-16 (arpwatch: Privilege escalation)

 Arpwatch does not properly drop supplementary groups.
 Impact :

 Attackers, if able to exploit arpwatch, could escalate privileges outside of the running process.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All arpwatch users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --verbose --oneshot '>=net-analyzer/arpwatch-2.1.15-r8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-16

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 92486

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201607-16.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 7/21/2016

Updated: 1/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2653

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2653

GLSA: 201607-16