===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2006/VULN095 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 21/03/2006 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Heimdal versions prior to 0.7.2. ====================================================================== - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200603-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Heimdal: rshd privilege escalation Date: March 17, 2006 Bugs: #121839 ID: 200603-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== An error in the rshd daemon of Heimdal could allow authenticated users to elevate privileges. Background ========== Heimdal is a free implementation of Kerberos 5. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-crypt/heimdal < 0.7.2 >= 0.7.2 Description =========== An unspecified privilege escalation vulnerability in the rshd server of Heimdal has been reported. Impact ====== Authenticated users could exploit the vulnerability to escalate privileges or to change the ownership and content of arbitrary files. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Heimdal users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/heimdal-0.7.2" References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2006-0582 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2006-0582 [ 2 ] Heimdal Advisory 2006-02-06 http://www.pdc.kth.se/heimdal/advisory/2006-02-06/ Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200603-14.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 at gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 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/2.0 ====================================================================== ========================================================= Les serveurs de référence du CERT-Renater http://www.urec.fr/securite http://www.cru.fr/securite http://www.renater.fr ========================================================= + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 151 bd de l'Hopital | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: certsvp@renater.fr + =========================================================