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GLSA-201904-22 : OpenDKIM: Root privilege escalation

medium Nessus Plugin ID 124227

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201904-22 (OpenDKIM: Root privilege escalation)

 It was discovered that Gentoo’s OpenDKIM ebuild does not properly set permissions or place the pid file in a safe directory.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could escalate privileges.
 Workaround :

 Users should ensure the proper permissions are set as discussed in the referenced bugs.

Solution

All OpenDKIM users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-filter/opendkim-2.10.3-r8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-22

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 124227

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201904-22.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 4/23/2019

Updated: 4/23/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:opendkim, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2019

Reference Information

GLSA: 201904-22