1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200509-05 / net-snmp |
| Release Date | September 06, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | May 22, 2006: 02 |
| Impact | normal |
| Exploitable | local |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| net-analyzer/net-snmp | < 5.2.1.2-r1 | >= 5.2.1.2-r1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #103776
The Gentoo Net-SNMP package may provide Perl modules containing an insecure DT_RPATH, potentially allowing privilege escalation.
Net-SNMP is a suite of applications used to implement the Simple Network Management Protocol.
James Cloos reported that Perl modules from the Net-SNMP package look for libraries in an untrusted location. This is due to a flaw in the Gentoo package, and not the Net-SNMP suite.
A local attacker (member of the portage group) may be able to create a shared object that would be loaded by the Net-SNMP Perl modules, executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the Perl script.
Limit group portage access to trusted users.
All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.2.1.2-r1" |