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Debian DSA-2836-1 Critical: Devscripts Code Execution Threat

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in uscan, a tool to scan upstream sits for new releases of packages, which is part of the devscripts package. An attacker controlling a website from which uscan would attempt to download a source tarball could execute arbitrary code . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2836-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Raphael Geissert January 05, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : devscripts Vulnerability : arbitrary code execution Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2013-6888 Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in uscan, a tool to scan upstream sits for new releases of packages, which is part of the devscripts package. An attacker controlling a website from which uscan would attempt to download a source tarball could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running uscan. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project id CVE-2013-6888 has been assigned to identify them. For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 2.12.6+deb7u2. For the testing distribution (jessie) and the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 2.13.9. We recommend that you upgrade your devscripts packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian DSA-2836-2 resolves devscripts issues enabling code execution through uscan.. Devscripts Update, Debian Security, Code Execution Risk. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jan 05, 2014 •Critical Debian