gentoo-announce: GLSA 202007-32 : Sarg: Local privilege escalation
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-32
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Sarg: Local privilege escalation
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #706748
ID: 202007-32
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Synopsis
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A flaw in Sarg may allow local privilege escalation.
Background
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Sarg (Squid Analysis Report Generator) is a tool that provides many
informations about the Squid web proxy server users activities: time,
sites, traffic, etc.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/sarg < 2.4.0 >= 2.4.0
Description
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A flaw in Sarg's handling of temporary directories was discovered.
Impact
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A local attacker may be able to escalate privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Sarg users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/sarg-2.4.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-18932
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18932
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-32
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 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
A Sarg security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.