rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0203-1
Published: 2007-10-02
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Local Root Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
rmake=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1
rmake-proxy=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1
rmake-repos=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.0.11.1-2-0.1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RMK-634
Description:
When building packages, rMake creates device files in the change
root environments in which the packages are built. In previous
versions of rMake, the "/dev/zero" file had incorrect device number
and ownership, which might allow a user to execute arbitrary code
as the superuser.
Copyright 2007 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html
