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[SECURITY] [DSA 2198-1] tex-common security update
From: Nico Golde <nion () debian org>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:35:04 +0100
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2198-1 security () debian org http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde March 22, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : tex-common Vulnerability : insufficient input sanitization Problem type : local Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2011-1400 Mathias Svensson discovered that tex-common, a package shipping a number of scripts and configuration files necessary for TeX, contains insecure settings for the "shell_escape_commands" directive. Depending on the scenario, this may result in arbitrary code execution when a victim is tricked into processing a malicious tex-file or this is done in an automated fashion. The oldstable distribution (lenny) is not affected by this problem due to shell_escape being disabled. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.08.1. For the testing (wheezy) and unstable (sid) distributions, this problem will be fixed soon. We recommend that you upgrade your tex-common packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce () lists debian org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk2JFggACgkQHYflSXNkfP81qACeO3vv7dT/fJ6imk5XbER+Mftn R+YAnRJcnhoEqhv3j7hWR9o5LuVroxdr =Jz68 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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