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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200312-04 (CVS)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Gentoo Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
15 years ago
Modified
Modified
6 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200312-04.
Insight
Insight
A bug in cvs could allow attempts to create files and directories outside a repository.
Solution
Solution
All Gentoo Linux machines with cvs installed should be updated to use dev-util/cvs-1.11.10 or higher: # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.10' # emerge '>=dev-util/cvs-1.11.10' # emerge clean http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200312-04 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35371