news 28 Posted December 8, 2009 This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1260304949-24326-1857 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:046-1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : dia Date : December 8, 2009 Affected: 2008.0 _______________________________________________________________________ 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. Update: Packages for 2008.0 are being provided due to extended support for Corporate products. _______________________________________________________________________ References: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5984 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2008.0: 03f01a390f5e72db3a8d00734c0e491e 2008.0/i586/dia-0.96.1-2.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 43d069d118fc1a55bac471fd7a986534 2008.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64: b1855ca49f2a0952c10c676ff29e17ac 2008.0/x86_64/dia-0.96.1-2.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 43d069d118fc1a55bac471fd7a986534 2008.0/SRPMS/dia-0.96.1-2.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ Type Bits/KeyID Date User ID pub 1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Mandriva Security Team -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLHo4EmqjQ0CJFipgRAjCbAJ97wEdwXXS8njcN5TtncwpXpIaCiQCfSAM5 unuCh94q64dzwKy28rdSqV0= =x61G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------=_1260304949-24326-1857 Content-Type: text/plain; name="message-footer.txt" Content-Disposition: inline; filename="message-footer.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit To unsubscribe, send a email to sympa ( -at -) mandrivalinux.org with this subject : unsubscribe security-announce _______________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://www.mandrivastore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com _______________________________________________________ ------------=_1260304949-24326-1857-- Share this post Link to post
