tmux 1.3 and 1.4 does not properly drop group privileges, which allows local users to gain utmp group privileges via a filename to the -S command-line option.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tmux | Nicholas_marriott | 1.3 (including) | 1.3 (including) |
| Tmux | Nicholas_marriott | 1.4 (including) | 1.4 (including) |
| Tmux | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Tmux | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Tmux | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Tmux | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Tmux | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44239
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058367.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058452.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058548.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44081
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44239
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2212
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17147
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47283
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0897
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1002
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1015
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66693