Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-10143: ELSA-2020-3984: freeradius security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)
Description
It was discovered freeradius up to and including version 3.0.19 does not correctly configure logrotate, allowing a local attacker who already has control of the radiusd user to escalate his privileges to root, by tricking logrotate into writing a radiusd-writable file to a directory normally inaccessible by the radiusd user. NOTE: the upstream software maintainer has stated "there is simply no way for anyone to gain privileges through this alleged issue." It was discovered freeradius does not correctly configure logrotate, allowing a local attacker who already has control of the radiusd user to escalate his privileges to root, by tricking logrotate into writing a radiusd-writable file to a directory normally inaccessible by the radiusd user.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-devel
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-doc
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-krb5
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-ldap
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-mysql
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-perl
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-postgresql
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-python
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-rest
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-sqlite
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-unixodbc
- oracle-linux-upgrade-freeradius-utils
- Lightweight Endpoint Agent
- Live Dashboards
- Real Risk Prioritization
- IT-Integrated Remediation Projects
- Cloud, Virtual, and Container Assessment
- Integrated Threat Feeds
- Easy-to-Use RESTful API
- Automation-Assisted Patching
- Automated Containment
With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.
– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center