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Arch Linux: ASA-202105-15 Medium: python-babel Arbitrary Code Execution

The package python-babel before version 2.9.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. . Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202105-15 ========================================= Severity: Medium Date : 2021-05-19 CVE-ID : CVE-2021-20095 Package : python-babel Type : arbitrary code execution Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1894 Summary ====== The package python-babel before version 2.9.1-1 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. Resolution ========= Upgrade to 2.9.1-1. # pacman -Syu "python-babel> =2.9.1-1" The problem has been fixed upstream in version 2.9.1. Workaround ========= None. Description ========== Relative Path Traversal in Babel 2.9.0 allows an attacker to load arbitrary locale files on disk and execute arbitrary code. Impact ===== A local attacker could load arbitrary locale files through path traversal using a crafted locale identifier and execute arbitrary code. References ========= https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-14 https://github.com/python-babel/babel/pull/782 https://github.com/python-babel/babel/commit/412015ef642bfcc0d8ba8f4d05cdbb6aac98d9b3 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-20095 . Arch Linux Security Notice ASA-202203-10: Moderate risk of unauthorized code execution in python-babel prior to version 2.9.1-1.. Arbitrary Code Execution, Arch Linux, Python Babel. . Severity: Medium. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 20, 2021 •Medium ArchLinux