[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201603-02 ] OSC: Shell command injection

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201603-02

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https://security.gentoo.org/

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Severity: Normal

Title: OSC: Shell command injection

Date: March 06, 2016

Bugs: #553606

ID: 201603-02

 

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Synopsis

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OSC is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

 

Background

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OSC is the command line tool and API for the Open Build Service.

 

Affected packages

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected

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1 dev-util/osc < 0.152.0 >= 0.152.0

 

Description

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A vulnerability has been discovered that may allow remote attackers to

execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a _service file.

 

Impact

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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the

privileges of the process.

 

Workaround

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There is no known work around at this time.

 

Resolution

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All OSC users should upgrade to the latest version:

 

# emerge --sync

# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/osc-0.152.0"

 

References

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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0778

http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0778

 

Availability

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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at

the Gentoo Security Website:

 

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-02

 

Concerns?

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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 ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at

https://bugs.gentoo.org.

 

License

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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text

belongs to its owner(s).

 

The contents of this document are licensed under the

Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

 

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5