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Gentoo: GLSA 202201-28 Critical: Jinja2 Vulnerability Exploit

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Calendar Grey July 7, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo GLSA 202112-15 highlights a critical local vulnerability in LibXrandr that permits unauthorized code execution.
A file named by an attacker being utilized by Mechanize could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Mechanize does not neutralize filename input and could allow arbitrary code execution if an attacker can control filenames used by Mechanize.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity arbitrary code execution command injection Mechanize

Resolution

All Mechanize users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-ruby/mechanize-2.7.7"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-21289 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21289

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-17
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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.

Severity: High
Title: Mechanize: Command injection
Date: July 08, 2021
Bugs: #768609
ID: 202107-17

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity arbitrary code execution command injection Mechanize

Synopsis

A file named by an attacker being utilized by Mechanize could result in arbitrary code execution.

Background

Mechanize is a Ruby library used for automating interaction with websites.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-ruby/mechanize < 2.7.7 >= 2.7.7

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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