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| <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> |