Title : rPath Security Update Fixes rMake "/dev/zero" Privilege Escalation Issue VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3363 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5194
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : No Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-10-05
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in rPath Linux, which could be exploited by local attackers to obtain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an error in rMake that creates the "/dev/zero" file with incorrect device number and permissions, which could be exploited by malicious users to execute arbitrary code with "root" privileges.
Upgrade the affected packages :
rmake=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1
rmake-proxy=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1
rmake-repos=/conary.rpath.com at rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1 References
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