Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting rustc package, versions <1.27.1+dfsg1-1~exp1
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- published11 Jul 2018
- disclosed9 Jul 2018
Introduced: 9 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-1000622 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable rustc to version 1.27.1+dfsg1-1~exp1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rustc package and not the rustc package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-1000622
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201812-11
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rustlang-security-announcements/4ybxYLTtXuM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00076.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00031.html
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/rustlang-security-announcements/4ybxYLTtXuM