Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 461
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 461

Gentoo: GLSA-201408-13 Critical: Jinja2 Escalation Risks

gentoo
Calendar Grey August 29, 2014
Scroller Gentoo
Several security flaws within Jinja2 permit local adversaries to gain elevated privileges. Please upgrade to version 2.7.3 or newer.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Jinja2, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Jinja2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo critical privilege escalation jinja2

Resolution

All Jinja2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/jinja-2.7.3"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0012 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0012 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-1402 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-1402

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201408-13
style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}

Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Severity: Normal
Title: Jinja2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 29, 2014
Bugs: #497690
ID: 201408-13

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo critical privilege escalation jinja2

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Jinja2, allowing local attackers to escalate their privileges.

Background

Jinja2 is a template engine written in pure Python.

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/jinja < 2.7.3 >= 2.7.3

Impact

===== A local attacker could gain escalated privileges via a specially crafted cache file or pre-created temporary directory.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.