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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201603-02 ] OSC: Shell command injection

Posted on 06 March 2016
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201603-02
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: OSC: Shell command injection
Date: March 06, 2016
Bugs: #553606
ID: 201603-02

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Synopsis
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OSC is vulnerable to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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OSC is the command line tool and API for the Open Build Service.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-util/osc < 0.152.0 >= 0.152.0

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered that may allow remote attackers to
execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a _service file.

Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process.

Workaround
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There is no known work around at this time.

Resolution
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All OSC users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-util/osc-0.152.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2015-0778
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-0778

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-02

Concerns?
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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.

License
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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