Gentoo: 202204-15 Critical: Xdg-Contents Shell Escape Vulnerability
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January 1, 2017
A command injection vulnerability in Xdg-Utils may allow for the execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
An eval injection vulnerability was discovered in Xdg-Utils.
Resolution
All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.1.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9622 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9622
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-09
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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.
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Title: Xdg-Utils: Command injection
Date: January 01, 2017
Bugs: #472888
ID: 201701-09
Background
Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily
integrate with the Free Desktop configuration.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-misc/xdg-utils < 1.1.1 >= 1.1.1
Impact
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A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary code via the URL
argument to xdg-open.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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