- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3803-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso March 08, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : texlive-base CVE ID : CVE-2016-10243 It was discovered that texlive-base, the TeX Live package which provides the essential TeX programs and files, whitelists mpost as an external program to be run from within the TeX source code (called \write18). Since mpost allows to specify other programs to be run, an attacker can take advantage of this flaw for arbitrary code execution when compiling a TeX document. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2014.20141024-2+deb8u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 2016.20161130-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2016.20161130-1. We recommend that you upgrade your texlive-base packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Debian: DSA-3803-1: texlive-base security update
It was discovered that texlive-base, the TeX Live package which provides the essential TeX programs and files, whitelists mpost as an external program to be run from within the TeX source code (called \write18). Since mpost allows to specify other programs to be run, an attacker can
