Gentoo update for File-Find-Rule

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU112028

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-10007

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when `grep()` encounters a specially crafted filename. A local user can place a specially crafted file onto the system and execute arbitrary commands with privileges of the user running the affected application. 

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-perl/File-Find-Rule to version: 0.350.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

dev-perl/File-Find-Rule: before 0.350.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:gentoo_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:gentoo:dev-perl_file-find-rule:*:*:*:*:*:gentoo_linux:*:*

External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202506-10

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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