-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:038-1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : blender 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 Blender working directory (CVE-2008-4863). 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-2008-4863 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2008.0: b60867db33d3245357b4e7d942edb53b 2008.0/i586/blender-2.45-2.2mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 50ddcb1a013b3978e13b430d99e452e7 2008.0/SRPMS/blender-2.45-2.2mdv2008.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64: 753361a5a8ee34c4adaf49cf82974827 2008.0/x86_64/blender-2.45-2.2mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 50ddcb1a013b3978e13b430d99e452e7 2008.0/SRPMS/blender-2.45-2.2mdv2008.0.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 <security*mandriva.com> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLHpjXmqjQ0CJFipgRAjuIAKCnyMh6LcOGjXCWZbhBNaEpo3X3agCgquFD sMgh1VnrxmotnJdSTWKukFs= =im2u -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----