GLSA 201806-07: Transmission: Remote code execution

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Transmission: Remote code execution
Date:	06/20/2018
Bugs:	#644406
ID:	201806-07

Synopsis

A vulnerability in Transmission could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary RPC commands.

Background

Transmission is a cross-platform BitTorrent client.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-p2p/transmission	< 2.93	>= 2.93	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability was discovered in how Transmission handles access control through the X-Transmission-Session-Id.

Impact

A remote attacker could execute arbitrary RFC commands or consequently conduct a DNS rebinding attack.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Transmission users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-p2p/transmission-"

References

CVE-2018-5702

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201806-07.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.