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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-1000622: Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2018-1000622: Rust: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/09/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/31/2018
Modified
12/31/2018

Description

The Rust Programming Language rustdoc version Between 0.8 and 1.27.0 contains a CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in rustdoc plugins that can result in local code execution as a different user. This attack appear to be exploitable via using the --plugin flag without the --plugin-path flag. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.27.1.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-rust
  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-lang-rust-bin

References

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