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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201804-09 ] SPICE VDAgent: Arbitrary command injection
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2018 23:44:25
Message-Id: 20180408233354.GL24250@monkey
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-09
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: SPICE VDAgent: Arbitrary command injection
9 Date: April 08, 2018
10 Bugs: #650020
11 ID: 201804-09
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in SPICE VDAgent could allow local attackers to execute
19 arbitrary commands.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 Provides a complete open source solution for remote access to virtual
25 machines in a seamless way so you can play videos, record audio, share
26 USB devices and share folders without complications.
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28 Affected packages
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32 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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34 1 app-emulation/spice-vdagent
35 < 0.17.0_p20180319 >= 0.17.0_p20180319
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37 Description
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40 SPICE VDAgent does not properly escape save directory before passing to
41 shell.
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43 Impact
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46 A local attacker could execute arbitrary commands.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All SPICE VDAgent users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge -a -1 -v ">=app-emulation/spice-vdagent-0.17.0_p20180319"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2017-15108
65 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15108
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67 Availability
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70 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
71 the Gentoo Security Website:
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73 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-09
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75 Concerns?
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78 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
79 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
80 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
81 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
82 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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84 License
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87 Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
88 belongs to its owner(s).
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90 The contents of this document are licensed under the
91 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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93 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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