-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 _______________________________________________________________________ Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:059-1 http://www.mandriva.com/security/ _______________________________________________________________________ Package : xchat 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 X-Chat working directory (CVE-2009-0315). 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-2009-0315 _______________________________________________________________________ Updated Packages: Mandriva Linux 2008.0: 2f508856ddea805aaf7cbb33247dac54 2008.0/i586/xchat-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm d9b5a290c6c5e1bd586404f10b9d9eeb 2008.0/i586/xchat-devel-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 342d30ce204cd174d7957a2486f549b1 2008.0/i586/xchat-perl-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 6ff30bd6e118219594cab35b02d3764f 2008.0/i586/xchat-python-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 231b613f87b1edff9d684a270a2c99db 2008.0/i586/xchat-tcl-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.i586.rpm 9890085895515c57d411ae22986231ae 2008.0/SRPMS/xchat-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.src.rpm Mandriva Linux 2008.0/X86_64: 85b15ae0380858f1149e7bc03b1ad731 2008.0/x86_64/xchat-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm d630e2a41f1c8ffdb295f4cf0483038b 2008.0/x86_64/xchat-devel-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 9e4347338e0d99bfba3d35a2da6d7b83 2008.0/x86_64/xchat-perl-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 9f36147a7edc829c2adb15cb4636ee6f 2008.0/x86_64/xchat-python-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 0615947c1e332c1633386aabf312b339 2008.0/x86_64/xchat-tcl-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.x86_64.rpm 9890085895515c57d411ae22986231ae 2008.0/SRPMS/xchat-2.8.4-4.1mdv2008.0.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 <security*mandriva.com> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLHocNmqjQ0CJFipgRAt9ZAJ434USh0NKsRPce2j3g6bAsZG2ImwCg3C5W M7BXEkK2ogPlSffyfHL0Rsc= =wh17 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
