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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202008-09

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202008-09
Posted Aug 25, 2020
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202008-9 - Multiple Shadow utilities were installed with setuid permissions, allowing possible root privilege escalation. Versions less than 4.8-r3 are affected.

tags | advisory, root
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2019-19882
SHA-256 | ace77c56cf5264ea4aac3e1e28a6d67f03b4f02c79b486990f85dc68b0ed6863

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202008-09

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Severity: High
Title: Shadow: Privilege escalation
Date: August 25, 2020
Bugs: #702252
ID: 202008-09

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Synopsis
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Multiple Shadow utilities were installed with setuid permissions,
allowing possible root privilege escalation.

Background
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Shadow is a set of tools to deal with user accounts.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/shadow < 4.8-r3 >= 4.8-r3

Description
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When Shadow was installed with the PAM use flag, setuid binaries
provided by Shadow were not properly restricted.

Impact
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A local attacker could escalate privileges to root.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Shadow users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/shadow-4.8-r3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-19882
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19882
[ 2 ] Upstream mitigation
https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow/pull/199

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/202008-09

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 2020 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.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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