Elyas Damej discovered that a sandbox mechanism in ReportLab, a Python library to create PDF documents, could be bypassed which may result in the execution of arbitrary code when converting malformed HTML to a PDF document. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5791-1
A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution was found in ReportLab.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: ReportLab: Arbitrary code execution Date: July 27, 2020 Bugs: #710738 ID: 202007-35 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability allowing arbitrary code execution was found in ReportLab. Background ========= ReportLab is an Open Source Python library for generating PDFs and graphics. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-python/reportlab < 3.5.42 > = 3.5.42 Description ========== ReportLab was found to be mishandling XML documents and may evaluate the contents without checking for their safety. Impact ===== 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. 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 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security ofour users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
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