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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-048

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-048
Posted Feb 25, 2009
Authored by Mandriva | Site mandriva.com

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-048-1 - 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 Epiphany working directory. This update provides fix for that vulnerability. The previous update package was not built against the correct (latest) libxulrunner-1.9.0.6 library (fixes #48163)

tags | advisory, arbitrary, local, python
systems | linux, mandriva
advisories | CVE-2008-5985
SHA-256 | 8f10e474b35d037306a6f4098b2632f5760950215e3ed5ab286da21879ce1b2d

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-048

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:048-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : epiphany
Date : February 20, 2009
Affected: 2009.0
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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 Epiphany working directory
(CVE-2008-5985).

This update provides fix for that vulnerability.

Update:

The previous update package was not built against the correct (latest)
libxulrunner-1.9.0.6 library (fixes #48163)
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References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5985
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Updated Packages:

Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
592e5f24082af7e6a1f2b3b9db20b3da 2009.0/i586/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
d04751e441f59f1c9ebf56bf6c00cf4c 2009.0/i586/epiphany-devel-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
64a55129a1bc9601f61be815d7a0e195 2009.0/SRPMS/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.src.rpm

Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
6ebde74ae17d0881072cd4395f94e065 2009.0/x86_64/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
7b490af03372504852264d2eb0f151e3 2009.0/x86_64/epiphany-devel-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
64a55129a1bc9601f61be815d7a0e195 2009.0/SRPMS/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.5mdv2009.0.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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