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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-09
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Xdg-Utils: Command injection
Date: January 01, 2017
Bugs: #472888
ID: 201701-09

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Synopsis
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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
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 x11-misc/xdg-utils < 1.1.1 >= 1.1.1

Description
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An eval injection vulnerability was discovered in Xdg-Utils.

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

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

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

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.1.1”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9622
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9622

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/201701-09

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 2017 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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