Security
Security
A command injection vulnerability in Xdg-Utils may allow for the execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | x11-misc/xdg-utils on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 1.1.1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 1.1.1 |
Xdg-Utils is a set of tools allowing all applications to easily integrate with the Free Desktop configuration.
An eval injection vulnerability was discovered in Xdg-Utils.
A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary code via the URL argument to xdg-open.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Xdg-Utils users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=x11-misc/xdg-utils-1.1.1"
Release date
January 01, 2017
Latest revision
January 01, 2017: 1
Severity
normal
Exploitable
local, remote
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