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Gentoo: GLSA-202401-07 normal: R directory traversal remote execution

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Calendar Grey January 6, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Investigate the Gentoo GLSA advisory regarding R directory intrusion flaws and adhere to established secure update procedures without delay.
A vulnerability was found in R which could allow for remote code execution.

Summary

The native R package installation mechanisms do not sufficiently validate installed source packages for path traversal.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue gentoo remote code execution directory traversal software upgrade

Resolution

All R users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/R-4.0.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2020-27637 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27637 [ 2 ] -fno-common [ 3 ] gcc-10

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-07
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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: Normal
Title: R: Directory Traversal
Date: January 06, 2024
Bugs: #765361
ID: 202401-07

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability was found in R which could allow for remote code execution.

Background

R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------- ------------ ------------ dev-lang/R < 4.0.4 >= 4.0.4

Impact

Installation of a malicious R package could result in an arbitrary file overwrite which could result in arbitrary code execution, as might be seen with the overwrite of an authorized_keys file.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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