Gentoo alert 200903-41 (gedit)
| From: | Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200903-41 ] gedit: Untrusted search path | |
| Date: | Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:48:53 +0200 | |
| Message-ID: | <49D13E45.9020900@gentoo.org> | |
| Cc: | full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@securityfocus.com, security-alerts@linuxsecurity.com | |
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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: gedit: Untrusted search path Date: March 30, 2009 Bugs: #257004 ID: 200903-41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background ========== gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-editors/gedit < 2.24.3 *>= 2.22.3-r1 >= 2.24.3 Description =========== James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983. Impact ====== A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround ========== Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories. Resolution ========== All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1" All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5983 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-0314 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0314 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5