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Gentoo: GLSA-202506-10 normal: File-Find-Rule Shell Injection Advisory

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2025
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A command injection flaw in File-Search-Pattern poses threats to Fedora users. Update to the newest release to reduce vulnerabilities.
A vulnerability has been discovered in File-Find-Rule, which can lead to shell injection.

Summary

File-Find-Rule uses the legacy '2-arg' open() call which is susceptible to shell injection via malicious filenames.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update normal shell injection file find rule

Resolution

All File-Find-Rule users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-perl/File-Find-Rule-0.350.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2011-10007 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-10007

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202506-10
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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: File-Find-Rule: Shell Injection
Date: June 12, 2025
Bugs: #957182
ID: 202506-10

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Topics Covered

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Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in File-Find-Rule, which can lead to shell injection.

Background

File-Find-Rule is an alternative interface to File::Find.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ----------------------- ------------ ------------ dev-perl/File-Find-Rule < 0.350.0 >= 0.350.0

Impact

Shell injection may be used to execute arbitrary code using a malicious filename.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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