USN-2230-1

Thomas Stangner discovered that chkrootkit incorrectly quoted certain values. A local attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code when chkrootkit is run and gain root privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chkrootkit

Package

Name: chkrootkit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/chkrootkit@0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.49-4.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "chkrootkit",
            "binary_version": "0.49-4.1ubuntu1.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2014-0476"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
}