GLSA 201405-28: xmonad-contrib: Arbitrary code execution
Severity: | normal |
Title: | xmonad-contrib: Arbitrary code execution |
Date: | 05/28/2014 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 201405-28 |
Synopsis
A remote command injection vulnerability has been discovered in xmonad-contrib.Background
xmonad-contrib is a set of third party tiling algorithms, configurations, and scripts for xmonad.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
---|---|---|---|
x11-wm/xmonad-contrib | < 0.11.2 | >= 0.11.2 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability in the Xmonad.Hooks.DynamicLog module could allow a malicious website with a specially crafted title to inject commands into the title bar which would be executed when the bar is clicked.
Impact
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All xmonad-contrib users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-wm/xmonad-contrib-0.11.2"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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