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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201603-02 ] OSC: Shell command injection
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:07:26
Message-Id: 56DC8E73.7090100@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201603-02
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: OSC: Shell command injection
9 Date: March 06, 2016
10 Bugs: #553606
11 ID: 201603-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 OSC is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
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20 Background
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23 OSC is the command line tool and API for the Open Build Service.
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25 Affected packages
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 dev-util/osc < 0.152.0 >= 0.152.0
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33 Description
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36 A vulnerability has been discovered that may allow remote attackers to
37 execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a _service file.
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39 Impact
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42 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
43 privileges of the process.
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45 Workaround
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48 There is no known work around at this time.
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50 Resolution
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53 All OSC users should upgrade to the latest version:
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55 # emerge --sync
56 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/osc-0.152.0"
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58 References
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61 [ 1 ] CVE-2015-0778
62 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0778
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64 Availability
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67 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
68 the Gentoo Security Website:
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70 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-02
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72 Concerns?
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75 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
76 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
77 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
78 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
79 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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81 License
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84 Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
85 belongs to its owner(s).
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87 The contents of this document are licensed under the
88 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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90 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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