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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201603-02
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: OSC: Shell command injection
     Date: March 06, 2016
     Bugs: #553606
       ID: 201603-02

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Synopsis
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OSC is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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OSC is the command line tool and API for the Open Build Service.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  dev-util/osc                < 0.152.0                 >= 0.152.0

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered that may allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a _service file.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process.

Workaround
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There is no known work around at this time.

Resolution
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All OSC users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/osc-0.152.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0778
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0778

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-02

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/