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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201705-14
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Smb4K: Arbitrary command execution as root
     Date: May 26, 2017
     Bugs: #618106
       ID: 201705-14

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Smb4K could allow local attackers to execute
commands as root.

Background
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Smb4K is a SMB/CIFS (Windows) share browser for KDE.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-misc/smb4k             < 1.2.3-r1=E2=80=88              >= 1.2=
.3-r1=E2=80=88

Description
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Smb4k contains a logic flaw in which mount helper binary does not
properly verify the mount command it is being asked to run.

Impact
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A local user can execute commands with the root privilege due to the
mount helper being installed as suid.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Smb4K users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/smb4k-1.2.3-r1:4=E2=80=
=88"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-8849
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8849

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/201705-14

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 2017 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


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