GLSA 201701-09: Xdg-Utils: Command injection

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Xdg-Utils: Command injection
Date:	01/01/2017
Bugs:	#472888
ID:	201701-09

Synopsis

A command injection vulnerability in Xdg-Utils may allow for the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily integrate with the Free Desktop configuration.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
x11-misc/xdg-utils	< 1.1.1	>= 1.1.1	All supported architectures

Description

An eval injection vulnerability was discovered in Xdg-Utils.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.1.1"

References

CVE-2014-9622

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-09.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.