python-updater: Untrusted search path

Users of python-updater please be advised of an Untrusted search path vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

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GLSA 201009-08: [GLSA 201009-08] python-updater: Untrusted search path

Description =========== Robert Buchholz of the Gentoo Security Team reported that python-updater includes the current working directory and subdirectories in the Python module search path (sys.path) before calling "import".

Impact ====== A local attacker could entice the root user to run "python-updater" from a directory containing a specially crafted Python module, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. Read more at www.criticalwatch.com

 

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