Description
A flaw was found in pdfTeX. Insufficient sanitizing in the TeX notation filter resulted in an arbitrary file read risk on sites where pdfTeX is available, such as those with TeX Live installed.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | moodle | < 4.1.12, 4.2 – < 4.2.9, 4.3 – < 4.3.6, 4.4 – < 4.4.2 | 4.1.12 |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | moodle | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | moodle | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | < 4.1.12 | 4.1.12 | GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.2.0-beta, < 4.2.9 | 4.2.9 | GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.3.0-beta, < 4.3.6 | 4.3.6 | GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m |
| Packagist | moodle/moodle | >= 4.4.0-beta, < 4.4.2 | 4.4.2 | GHSA-vjmm-r9gg-425m |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-1877 Moodle: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 28, 2024
References
- RHBZ#2304254 issue-tracking
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=461194