Gentoo: GLSA-201903-11 Moderate: XRootD Remote Command Execution
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March 14, 2019
A vulnerability was discovered in XRootD which could lead to the remote execution of code.
Summary
A shell command injection was discovered in XRootD.
Resolution
All XRootD users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/xrootd-4.8.3"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-1000215 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000215
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-11
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: XRootD: Remote code execution
Date: March 14, 2019
Bugs: #638420
ID: 201903-11
Background
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-libs/xrootd < 4.8.3 >= 4.8.3
Impact
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A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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