[ GLSA 202007-32 ] Sarg: Local privilege escalation

Sam James <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:27:14 +0100
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202007-32
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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
==========

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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