GLSA-202011-03 : KPMCore: Root privilege escalation

high Nessus Plugin ID 142239

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-202011-03 (KPMCore: Root privilege escalation)

Improper checks on the D-Bus request received resulted in improper protection for /etc/fstab.
Impact :

An attacker could esclate privileges to root by exploiting this vulnerability.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All KPMCore users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=sys-libs/kpmcore-4.2.0'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 142239

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-202011-03.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 11/3/2020

Updated: 2/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27187

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27187

GLSA: 202011-03

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