- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MCollective: Privilege escalation Date: December 13, 2014 Bugs: #513292, #517286 ID: 201412-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Two vulnerabilities have been found in MCollective, the worst of which could lead to privilege escalation. Background ========== MCollective is a framework to build server orchestration or parallel job execution systems. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/mcollective < 2.5.3 >= 2.5.3 Description =========== Two vulnerabilities have been found in MCollective: * An untrusted search path vulnerability exists in MCollective (CVE-2014-3248) * MCollective does not properly validate server certificates (CVE-2014-3251) Impact ====== A local attacker can execute arbitrary a Trojan horse shared library, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation. Furthermore, a local attacker may be able to establish unauthorized MCollective connections. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MCollective users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/mcollective-2.5.3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2014-3248 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3248 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-3251 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3251 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-15.xml Concerns? ========= 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 ======= Copyright 2014 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