Description (CNA)
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://github.com/achernya/hesiod/pull/9
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332508
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90952
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/21/1
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-01
ADP enrichment
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