GLSA 202407-18: Stellarium: Arbitrary File Write

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Stellarium: Arbitrary File Write
Date:	07/05/2024
Bugs:	#905300
ID:	202407-18

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Stellarium, which can lead to arbitrary file writes.

Background

Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sci-astronomy/stellarium	< 23.1	>= 23.1	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in Stellarium. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

Attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones with absolute pathnames or .. directory traversal.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Stellarium users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sci-astronomy/stellarium-23.1"

References

CVE-2023-28371

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202407-18.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.