Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201607-11 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Bugzilla, the worst of which could lead to the escalation of privileges. Versions less than 5.0.3 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201607-11
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Bugzilla: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 20, 2016
Bugs: #524316, #537448, #560406, #583236
ID: 201607-11
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Bugzilla, the worst of
which could lead to the escalation of privileges.
Background
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Bugzilla is the bug-tracking system from the Mozilla project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-apps/bugzilla < 5.0.3 *> 4.4.12
>= 5.0.3
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Bugzilla. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Privileged account holders could execute system level commands, and the
new user process could be exploited to allow for the escalation of
privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Bugzilla 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/bugzilla-4.4.12"
All Bugzilla 5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apps/bugzilla-5.0.3"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-1572
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1572
[ 2 ] CVE-2014-1573
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-1573
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-8630
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8630
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-11
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5