SB2014060703 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in py-jinja2 (Alpine package)
Published: June 7, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060703
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-0012)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
FileSystemBytecodeCache in Jinja2 2.7.2 does not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to gain privileges by pre-creating a temporary directory with a user's uid. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1402.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.