Gentoo update for Joblib

Published: 2024-01-02

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-21797
CWE-ID	CWE-94
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-python/joblib Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU72164

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21797

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the pre_dispatch flag in Parallel() class due to the eval() statement. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-python/joblib to version: 1.2.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-python/joblib: before 1.2.0

External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.