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[ MDVSA-2009:048 ] epiphany



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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2009:048
 http://www.mandriva.com/security/
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 Package : epiphany
 Date    : February 20, 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 Epiphany working directory
 (CVE-2008-5985).
 
 This update provides fix for that vulnerability.
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 References:

 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5985
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 Updated Packages:

 Mandriva Linux 2008.1:
 39b5f6f845204481caf4a2b47c5d0a68  
2008.1/i586/epiphany-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.i586.rpm
 92fdad57cb91f6cf722d1e31165d0edf  
2008.1/i586/epiphany-devel-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.i586.rpm 
 24434a32b8340959ac3a071094d064b7  
2008.1/SRPMS/epiphany-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2008.1/X86_64:
 b35d75332c54653e6dc2ec41c84a4424  
2008.1/x86_64/epiphany-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm
 889d95c23ef5afde6eae1ccd98e2433b  
2008.1/x86_64/epiphany-devel-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.x86_64.rpm 
 24434a32b8340959ac3a071094d064b7  
2008.1/SRPMS/epiphany-2.22.0-4.7mdv2008.1.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2009.0:
 bd178708efd25e7d367742bda02cf9fc  
2009.0/i586/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.i586.rpm
 a5c5a31a18d8dbd30ba8be79969ec7d0  
2009.0/i586/epiphany-devel-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.i586.rpm 
 1fcdd0b2282f173a9bba98a703a9a547  
2009.0/SRPMS/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.src.rpm

 Mandriva Linux 2009.0/X86_64:
 59f02a533a103c731df648787045ba82  
2009.0/x86_64/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm
 04e340d36770c77b9ced0592194b6ac0  
2009.0/x86_64/epiphany-devel-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.x86_64.rpm 
 1fcdd0b2282f173a9bba98a703a9a547  
2009.0/SRPMS/epiphany-2.24.0.1-3.4mdv2009.0.src.rpm
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 You can view other update advisories for Mandriva Linux at:

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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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