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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-04.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-04.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..46bdc39c --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-04.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?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="200911-04"> + <title>dstat: Untrusted search path</title> + <synopsis> + An untrusted search path vulnerability in the dstat might result in the + execution of arbitrary code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">dstat</product> + <announced>November 25, 2009</announced> + <revised>November 25, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>293497</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="sys-apps/dstat" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.9-r1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.9-r1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + dstat is a versatile system resource monitor written in Python. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Robert Buchholz of the Gentoo Security Team reported that dstat + includes the current working directory and subdirectories in the Python + module search path (sys.path) before calling "import". + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could entice a user to run "dstat" from a directory + containing a specially crafted Python module, resulting in the + execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the + application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run "dstat" from untrusted working directories. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All dstat users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/dstat-0.6.9-r1"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3894">CVE-2009-3894</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:20 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:35:21 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:40:09 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |