news 28 Posted February 20, 2009 This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1235147227-6173-1092 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:046 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : dia Date : February 20, 2009 Affected: Corporate 3.0 _______________________________________________________________________ Problem Description: Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code via Python scripting in the current dia working directory (CVE-2008-5984). This update provides fix for that vulnerability. _______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5984 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Corporate 3.0: 46638030e4a286f1e074cc2229c552cb corporate/3.0/i586/dia-0.92.2-2.4.C30mdk.i586.rpm 2f1847fc986675bf19c29d949ce24bfe corporate/3.0/SRPMS/dia-0.92.2-2.4.C30mdk.src.rpm Corporate 3.0/X86_64: 1137d4acde3d7f806c1f22bc0990db1c corporate/3.0/x86_64/dia-0.92.2-2.4.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm 2f1847fc986675bf19c29d949ce24bfe corporate/3.0/SRPMS/dia-0.92.2-2.4.C30mdk.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________ To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing: gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact security_(at)_mandriva.com _______________________________________________________________________ Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFJnq6qmqjQ0CJFipgRAvnOAKChbml/kb3PmduF+03eYW+5ki0MMACg8sgu yR0KlP9EuJ+37txvIDnvhvI= =SgLm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------=_1235147227-6173-1092 Content-Type: text/plain; name="message-footer.txt" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message-footer.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To unsubscribe, send a email to sympa ( -at -) mandrivalinux.org with this subject : unsubscribe security-announce _______________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://www.mandrivastore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com _______________________________________________________ ------------=_1235147227-6173-1092-- Share this post Link to post
