Description
Argument injection vulnerability in devscripts before 2.15.7 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted symlink and crafted 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 | 2.15.8 | — |
| Debian 13 | devscripts | 2.15.8 | — |
| Debian 12 | devscripts | 2.15.8 | — |
References
- https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/devscripts.git/commit/?id=d8f8fa1d8e4151fa62997cb74403f97ab0d7e1a2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249645
- FEDORA-2015-12716 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=794260
- FEDORA-2015-12699 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20150801 Re: CVE Request: devscripts: licensecheck: arbitrary shell command injection mailing-list