Gentoo GLSA-202007-35: Normal Severity Code Execution Risk in ReportLab
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July 26, 2020
A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution was found in ReportLab.
Summary
ReportLab was found to be mishandling XML documents and may evaluate the contents without checking for their safety.
Resolution
All ReportLab users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/reportlab-3.5.42"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-17626 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17626
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-35
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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: ReportLab: Arbitrary code execution
Date: July 27, 2020
Bugs: #710738
ID: 202007-35
Background
ReportLab is an Open Source Python library for generating PDFs and
graphics.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-python/reportlab < 3.5.42 >= 3.5.42
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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