Gentoo alert 201009-02 (maildrop)

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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201009-02 ] Maildrop: privilege escalation 
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Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:03:25 +0200
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201009-02
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  Severity: High
     Title: Maildrop: privilege escalation
      Date: September 06, 2010
      Bugs: #308043
        ID: 201009-02

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Synopsis
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Insecure permission handling in maildrop might allow local attackers to
elevate their privileges.

Background
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maildrop is the mail filter/mail delivery agent that is used by the
Courier Mail Server.

Affected packages
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     Package               /  Vulnerable  /                 Unaffected
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  1  mail-filter/maildrop       < 2.4.2                       >= 2.4.2

Description
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Christoph Anton Mitterer reported that maildrop does not properly drop
its privileges when run as root.

Impact
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A local attacker could create a specially crafted .mailfilter file,
possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary commands with the "root"
group privileges. NOTE: Successful exploitation requires that maildrop
is run as root with the -d option.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All maildrop users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-filter/maildrop-2.4.2"

References
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  [ 1 ] CVE-2010-0301
        http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-0301

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201009-02.xml

Concerns?
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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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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