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From: Pierre-Yves Rofes <py@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200903-41 ] gedit: Untrusted search path
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:49:17
Message-Id: 49D13E45.9020900@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-41
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: gedit: Untrusted search path
9 Date: March 30, 2009
10 Bugs: #257004
11 ID: 200903-41
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15 Synopsis
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18 A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute
19 arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 app-editors/gedit < 2.24.3 *>= 2.22.3-r1
33 >= 2.24.3
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35 Description
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38 James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when
39 searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983.
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41 Impact
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44 A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially
45 crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary
46 code with the privileges of the user running the application.
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48 Workaround
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51 Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories.
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53 Resolution
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56 All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1"
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61 All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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63 # emerge --sync
64 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3"
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66 References
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69 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5983
70 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983
71 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-0314
72 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0314
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74 Availability
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77 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
78 the Gentoo Security Website:
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80 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml
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82 Concerns?
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85 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
86 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
87 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
88 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
89 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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91 License
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94 Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
95 belongs to its owner(s).
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97 The contents of this document are licensed under the
98 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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100 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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