Description
Sun xVM VirtualBox 2.0.0, 2.0.2, 2.0.4, 2.0.6r39760, 2.1.0, 2.1.2, and 2.1.4r42893 on Linux allows local users to gain privileges via a hardlink attack, which preserves setuid/setgid bits on Linux, related to DT_RPATH:$ORIGIN.
Affected products
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.0.0 – 2.0.0
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.0.2 – 2.0.2
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.0.4 – 2.0.4
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.0.6r39760 – 2.0.6r39760
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.1.0 – 2.1.0
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.1.2 – 2.1.2
- sun / xvm_virtualbox2.1.4r42893 – 2.1.4r42893
References
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34080
- MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49193
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0674
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/15/1
- MISChttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=260331
- MAILING_LISThttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/03/17/2
- MISChttp://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/3444
- MISChttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021841
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttp://secunia.com/advisories/34232
- MISChttp://osvdb.org/52580
- MISChttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-254568-1