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diff --git a/glsa-201009-08.xml b/glsa-201009-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..26bcb54e --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-201009-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="201009-08"> + <title>python-updater: Untrusted search path</title> + <synopsis> + An untrusted search path vulnerability in python-updater might result in + the execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">python-updater</product> + <announced>September 21, 2010</announced> + <revised>September 21, 2010: 01</revised> + <bug>288361</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-admin/python-updater" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.7-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.7-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + python-updater is a script used to remerge python packages when + changing Python version. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Robert Buchholz of the Gentoo Security Team reported that + python-updater includes the current working directory and + subdirectories in the Python module search path (sys.path) before + calling "import". + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + A local attacker could entice the root user to run "python-updater" + from a directory containing a specially crafted Python module, + resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run "python-updater" from untrusted working directories. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All python-updater users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/python-updater-0.7-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references/> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:20:22 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:48:48 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:36:47 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> +</glsa> |