GLSA 202309-10: Fish: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Severity: | normal |
Title: | Fish: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
Date: | 09/29/2023 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 202309-10 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability was discovered in Fish when handling git repository configuration that may lead to execution of arbitrary codeBackground
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Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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app-shells/fish | < 3.4.0 | >= 3.4.0 | All supported architectures |
Description
A vulnerability have been discovered in Fish. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A user may be enticed to cd into a git repository under control by an attacker (e.g. on a shared filesystem or by unpacking an archive) and execute arbitrary commands.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All fish users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-shells/fish-3.4.0"
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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