Gentoo alert 202007-35 (reportlab)
| From: | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202007-35 ] ReportLab: Arbitrary code execution | |
| Date: | Mon, 27 Jul 2020 01:33:47 +0100 | |
| Message-ID: | <E2B4312D-4B66-4DCC-98B4-AA7108012DB1@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: ReportLab: Arbitrary code execution Date: July 27, 2020 Bugs: #710738 ID: 202007-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution was found in ReportLab. Background ========== ReportLab is an Open Source Python library for generating PDFs and graphics. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/reportlab < 3.5.42 >= 3.5.42 Description =========== ReportLab was found to be mishandling XML documents and may evaluate the contents without checking for their safety. Impact ====== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All ReportLab users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/reportlab-3.5.42" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2019-17626 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17626 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-35 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 https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2020 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. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5