Bug 635706

Summary:	<dev-db/mysql-{5.6.36-r1,5.6.37-r1,5.6.38}: root privilege escalation via "chown"
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) <whissi>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	major	CC:	mysql-bugs
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	B1 [glsa cve]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	630822

Description Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2017-10-28 17:51:42 UTC

This package uses eclasses which were vulnerable to root privilege escalation via "chown", see bug 630822 for details. The eclasses were fixed, however a rev bump is required to ensure that the vulnerability is completely removed.

Comment 1 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev

2017-10-28 18:11:14 UTC

The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s):

https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=c3f948792073c6f485cdd1fa99ad9dce6602d757

commit c3f948792073c6f485cdd1fa99ad9dce6602d757
Author:     Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
AuthorDate: 2017-10-28 18:08:13 +0000
Commit:     Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
CommitDate: 2017-10-28 18:10:54 +0000

    dev-db/mysql: Rev bump to fix CVE-2017-15945
    
    Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/635706
    Package-Manager: Portage-2.3.13, Repoman-2.3.4
    RepoMan-Options: --force

 dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.6.36-r1.ebuild | 177 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 dev-db/mysql/mysql-5.6.37-r1.ebuild | 183 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 360 insertions(+)}

Comment 2 Thomas Deutschmann (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2017-10-28 18:18:34 UTC

All done, repository is clean.

Added to an existing GLSA request.

Comment 3 GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev

2017-11-10 22:47:57 UTC

This issue was resolved and addressed in
 GLSA 201711-04 at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-04
by GLSA coordinator Aaron Bauman (b-man).