Security
Security
A vulnerability in gedit might allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Package | app-editors/gedit on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.24.3 |
| Unaffected versions | revision >= 2.22.3-r1 >= 2.24.3 |
gedit is a text editor for the GNOME desktop.
James Vega reported that gedit uses the current working directory when searching for python modules, a vulnerability related to CVE-2008-5983.
A local attacker could entice a user to open gedit from a specially crafted environment, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application.
Do not run gedit from untrusted working directories.
All gedit 2.22.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.22.3-r1"
All gedit 2.24.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-editors/gedit-2.24.3"
Release date
March 30, 2009
Latest revision
March 30, 2009: 01
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local
Bugzilla entries