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Message-ID: <200505191829.48277.jaervosz@gentoo.org> Date: Sun Jul 17 14:25:38 2005 From: jaervosz at gentoo.org (Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen) Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200505-14 ] Cheetah: Untrusted module search path - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200505-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Cheetah: Untrusted module search path Date: May 19, 2005 Bugs: #92926 ID: 200505-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Cheetah contains a vulnerability in the module importing code that can allow a local user to gain escalated privileges. Background ========== Cheetah is a Python powered template engine and code generator. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/cheetah < 0.9.17-rc1 >= 0.9.17-rc1 Description =========== Brian Bird discovered that Cheetah searches for modules in the world-writable /tmp directory. Impact ====== A malicious local user could place a module containing arbitrary code in /tmp, which when imported would run with escalated privileges. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds at this time. Resolution ========== All Cheetah users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/cheetah-0.9.17-rc1" References ========== [ 1 ] Secunia Advisory SA15386 http://secunia.com/advisories/15386/ Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-14.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@...too.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2005 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/2.0 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/attachments/20050717/4c8e7105/attachment.bin
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