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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2009.0306 -- [UNIX/Linux] gedit - Untrusted search path 1 April 2009 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: gedit Publisher: Gentoo Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX) Impact: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands Access: Existing Account CVE Names: CVE-2009-0314 CVE-2008-5983 Original Bulletin: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than Gentoo. It is recommended that administrators running gedit check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) - --------------enig379F38EC030C740DB83CBD10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200903-41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: gedit: Untrusted search path Date: March 30, 2009 Bugs: #257004 ID: 200903-41 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Background gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop. Affected packages ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-editors/gedit < 2.24.3 *> 2.22.3-r1 > 2.24.3 Description James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983. Impact A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories. Resolution All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1" All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">app-editors/gedit-2.24.3" References [ 1 ] CVE-2008-5983 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nameCVE-2008-5983 [ 2 ] CVE-2009-0314 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?nameCVE-2009-0314 Availability This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200903-41.xml 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 http://bugs.gentoo.org. License Copyright 2009 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). 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