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From: Sune Kloppenborg Jeppesen <jaervosz@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] UPDATE: [ GLSA 200509-09 ] Py2Play: Remote execution of arbitrary Python code
Date: Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:36:44
Message-Id: 200609052115.46230.jaervosz@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200509-09:02
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7 Severity: High
8 Title: Py2Play: Remote execution of arbitrary Python code
9 Date: September 17, 2005
10 Updated: September 05, 2006
11 Bugs: #103524
12 ID: 200509-09:02
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16 Update
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19 The previous versions of Py2Play contain several vulnerabilities and had
20 been masked in the Portage Tree. This is fixed in version 0.1.8 and version
21 0.1.9 has been introduced into Portage.
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23 The updated sections appear below.
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25 Affected packages
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29 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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31 1 dev-python/py2play <= 0.1.7 >= 0.1.8
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33 Resolution
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36 All py2play users should upgrade to the latest version:
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38 # emerge --sync
39 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/py2play-0.1.8"
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41 Availability
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44 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
45 the Gentoo Security Website:
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47 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200509-09.xml
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49 Concerns?
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52 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
53 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
54 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
55 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
56 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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58 License
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61 Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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