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Debian 11: DLA-4034-1 critical: simgear file write bypass

A security vulnerability has been discovered in simgear, a collection of libraries for constructing simulation and visualization applications such as FlightGear. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4034-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Dr. Tobias Quathamer January 29, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : simgear Version : 1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-0781 A security vulnerability has been discovered in simgear, a collection of libraries for constructing simulation and visualization applications such as FlightGear. An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level. For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1:2020.3.6+dfsg-1+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your simgear packages. For the detailed security status of simgear please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/simgear Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS . An important patch for simgear has been released to fix a security flaw that permits unauthorized file modifications on Debian LTS platforms. Users are urged to upgrade promptly.. simgear security, Debian LTS updates, file write permissions. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Fedora 25: FEDORA-2017-6a2709f065 High: SimGear Malicious Repository Threat

This update avoids a malicious repository writing to files outside the local storage root.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-6a2709f065 2017-01-16 16:00:02.271009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : SimGear Product : Fedora 25 Version : 2016.3.1 Release : 3.fc25 URL : Summary : Simulation library components Description : SimGear is a set of open-source libraries designed to be used as building blocks for quickly assembling 3d simulations, games, and visualization applications. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: This update avoids a malicious repository writing to files outside the local storage root. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade SimGear' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . This enhancement addresses a vulnerability that blocked harmful repository entry beyond the local storage directory in Fedora SimGear.. Fedora Security Notification, SimGear Update, Open-Source Libraries. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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