To: [email protected]Subject: [ MDVSA-2009:040 ] dia
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:29:01 +0100
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:040
http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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Package : dia
Date : February 16, 2009
Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0
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Problem Description:
Python has a variable called sys.path that contains all paths where
Python loads modules by using import scripting procedure. A wrong
handling of that variable enables local attackers to execute arbitrary
code via Python scripting in the current dia working directory
(CVE-2008-5984).
This update provides fix for that vulnerability.
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References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5984
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Updated Packages:
Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
307728790d5ed938afc2cdc971430828 2008.1/i586/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
9d83cd4ed0a42cf5e32a68482f72faee 2008.1/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
16307a8d776d714e38c926419bdc655c 2008.1/x86_64/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
9d83cd4ed0a42cf5e32a68482f72faee 2008.1/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-3.1mdv2008.1.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
060d069bb0196938f93e2e08bf802b85 2009.0/i586/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
0be95063e54104fe001d1d560c77baf0 2009.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
ca9a9cf5a8b3726661a62f93a2a3f227 2009.0/x86_64/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
0be95063e54104fe001d1d560c77baf0 2009.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-4.1mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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To upgrade automatically use MandrivaUpdate or urpmi. The verification
of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
All packages are signed by Mandriva for security. You can obtain the
GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team by executing:
gpg --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 0x22458A98
You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
security_(at)_mandriva.com
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Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID
pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team
<security*mandriva.com>
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