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Debian: CVE-2018-1083: zsh -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-1083: zsh -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/28/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/25/2019
Modified
02/18/2020

Description

Zsh before version 5.4.2-test-1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the shell autocomplete functionality. A local unprivileged user can create a specially crafted directory path which leads to code execution in the context of the user who tries to use autocomplete to traverse the before mentioned path. If the user affected is privileged, this leads to privilege escalation.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-zsh

References

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