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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201803-04 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: March 11, 2018 |
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Bugs: #631150 |
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ID: 201803-04 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in Newsbeuter may allow remote attackers to execute |
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arbitrary shell commands. |
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Background |
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Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-news/newsbeuter <= 2.9-r3 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in an RSS |
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item with a media enclosure in the podcast playback function of |
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Podbeuter. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with a specially |
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crafted media enclosure, could possibly execute arbitrary shell |
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commands with the privileges of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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Gentoo has discontinued support for Newsbeuter and recommends that |
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users unmerge the package: |
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# emerge --unmerge "net-news/newsbeuter" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-14500 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14500 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-04 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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