GLSA-202007-25 : arpwatch: Root privilege escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 138948

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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-202007-25 (arpwatch: Root privilege escalation)

It was discovered that Gentoo’s arpwatch ebuild made excessive permission operations on its data directories, possibly changing ownership of unintended files. This only affects OpenRC systems, as the flaw was exploitable via the init script.
Impact :

A local attacker could escalate privileges.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All arpwatch users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/arpwatch-2.1.15-r11'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138948

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202007-25.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 7/27/2020

Updated: 7/27/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2020

Reference Information

GLSA: 202007-25

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