Bug 103719 - net-misc/ntp small security issue (CAN-2005-2496)
Bug#: 103719 Product:  Gentoo Security Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: minor Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: security@gentoo.org Reported By: jaervosz@gentoo.org
Component: Vulnerabilities
URL:  https://ntp.isc.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=392
Summary: net-misc/ntp small security issue (CAN-2005-2496)
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: A4 [noglsa] jaervosz
Opened: 2005-08-25 09:48 0000
Description:   Opened: 2005-08-25 09:48 0000 
When starting xntpd with the -u option and specifying the group 
by using a string not a numeric gid the daemon uses the gid of 
the user not the group. 
 
reproduce: 
        # rcxntpd start  
        # ps -C ntpd -o comm,pid,ruser,euser,rgroup,egroup 
        verify given and real IDs

------- Comment #1 From Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen 2005-08-25 09:49:19 0000 ------- 
Created an attachment (id=66876) [details]
ntpd-using_wrong_group.diff

SUSE patch.

------- Comment #2 From Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen 2005-08-25 09:51:18 0000 ------- 
Mike please verify and patch as needed.

------- Comment #3 From SpanKY 2005-08-25 10:16:04 0000 ------- 
no point in restricting this, it's been public knowledge for like 6 months now
;)

------- Comment #4 From Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen 2005-08-25 11:01:37 0000 ------- 
heh, anyways I just want an updated ebuild:-)

------- Comment #5 From SpanKY 2005-08-25 11:20:47 0000 ------- 
it's been fixed in upstream dev branch ... i want to see about stable branch
too, but i'll prob do ebuilds in the meantime

------- Comment #6 From SpanKY 2005-08-25 15:10:36 0000 ------- 
added fixed ebuilds to portage

do a glsa if you want ;)

------- Comment #7 From Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen 2005-08-25 21:21:21 0000 ------- 
Thx SpanKY. 
 
Time for GLSA decision, I vote NO.

------- Comment #8 From Thierry Carrez (RETIRED) 2005-08-26 00:34:46 0000 ------- 
Voting NO too, I can't see this being provoked and/or exploited in any way.