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Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-09 (py2play)
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 200509-09.
Insight
Insight
A design error in Py2Play allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Solution
Solution
The Py2Play package has been hard-masked prior to complete removal from Portage, and current users are advised to unmerge the package: # emerge --unmerge dev-python/py2play http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200509-09 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=103524