Description
Uscan in devscripts 2.13.5, when USCAN_EXCLUSION is enabled, allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a whitespace character in a filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
| Debian 13 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
| Debian 12 | devscripts | 2.13.9 | — |
References
- [oss-security] 20131212 Re: CVE Request: devscripts (uscan) broken handling of filenames with whitespace mailing-list
- devscripts-uscan-file-deletion(89669) vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=732006
- 64258 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20131212 CVE Request: devscripts (uscan) broken handling of filenames with whitespace mailing-list
- 100917 vdb-entry