GLSA 200903-41: gedit: Untrusted search path

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Severity:	normal
Title:	gedit: Untrusted search path
Date:	03/30/2009
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	Architecture(s)
app-editors/gedit	< 2.24.3	>= 2.22.3-r1	All supported architectures

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

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 https://bugs.gentoo.org.