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diff --git a/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..266cd8be --- /dev/null +++ b/xml/htdocs/security/en/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200903-41"> + <title>gedit: Untrusted search path</title> + <synopsis> + A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary + code. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">gedit</product> + <announced>March 30, 2009</announced> + <revised>March 30, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>257004</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="app-editors/gedit" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="rge">2.22.3-r1</unaffected> + <unaffected range="ge">2.24.3</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.24.3</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when + searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially + crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary + code with the privileges of the user running the application. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1"</code> + <p> + All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5983">CVE-2008-5983</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0314">CVE-2009-0314</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Mon, 23 Mar 2009 09:17:57 +0000"> + a3li + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:10 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:46:20 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |