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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-043

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-043
Posted Feb 20, 2009
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-043 - 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 Gnumeric working directory. This update provides fix for that vulnerability.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, local, python
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2009-0318
SHA-256 | eb509a7473c00b9d3ba47190b6e5b5374f4c4ab77e7ca8d0e67b1c2e7b85a111

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-043

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:043
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : gnumeric
Date : February 19, 2009
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0, Corporate 3.0
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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 Gnumeric working directory
(CVE-2009-0318).

This update provides fix for that vulnerability.
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0318
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
cde73c669bf39b0ec2519b1a96994a9f 2008.1/i586/gnumeric-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
b85a607477914ba9aed7642fd1dceafc 2008.1/i586/libspreadsheet1.8.2-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
f3fd0927cca9cf6007cbb2bf71ccfc3d 2008.1/i586/libspreadsheet-devel-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
9f22fe3b15688a7f690e67e6006c1d42 2008.1/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
6b4bd81945f4ef6a504677e3ed31b423 2008.1/x86_64/gnumeric-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
f40fcda03171d5fa2336c759d402e072 2008.1/x86_64/lib64spreadsheet1.8.2-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
864955a183c327659a3916ab9a6341f4 2008.1/x86_64/lib64spreadsheet-devel-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
9f22fe3b15688a7f690e67e6006c1d42 2008.1/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.8.2-1.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
90afa0f699d32b88202e45d61ac1bd39 2009.0/i586/gnumeric-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
2678f7942f2b8cb86d9569c5975027e0 2009.0/i586/libspreadsheet1.9.2-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
442f1782281f368f180fc45857bb4615 2009.0/i586/libspreadsheet-devel-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
1f1c8009eca1ab3095545b8f35ae08b3 2009.0/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
915e3f8229d33522255b9c828e5b6dff 2009.0/x86_64/gnumeric-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
d42b159af4f4c84fefc75d4340e1c439 2009.0/x86_64/lib64spreadsheet1.9.2-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
467e369116f45d5176b30d80b355b8f7 2009.0/x86_64/lib64spreadsheet-devel-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
1f1c8009eca1ab3095545b8f35ae08b3 2009.0/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.9.2-1.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0:
78a72609cceb5a3e23d75431c9b0aac6 corporate/3.0/i586/gnumeric-1.2.6-1.2.C30mdk.i586.rpm
0bba80fa78ed2abff7fbf8859d41afbd corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.2.6-1.2.C30mdk.src.rpm

Corporate 3.0/X86_64:
07ae6744a0f076c58f0a554a8a978f70 corporate/3.0/x86_64/gnumeric-1.2.6-1.2.C30mdk.x86_64.rpm
0bba80fa78ed2abff7fbf8859d41afbd corporate/3.0/SRPMS/gnumeric-1.2.6-1.2.C30mdk.src.rpm
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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
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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